SoS Characterization and Optimization Approaches for an In-Space Hotel

Abstract

With the entrance of space tourism ventures to the industry, there is a need for a dialogue and examples for tourism concepts to be approached with both system-of-systems (SoS) and optimization methods. The SoS definition and framework is essential for identifying the multi-faceted resources, operations, policies, and economics, as well as stakeholders, disruptors, and drivers that impact the SoS. This paper will present a design tool for an in-orbit hotel and associated vehicles/operations. An optimization approach is presented as useful for generating and analyzing architecture alternatives based on metrics of importance, such as affordability. The dialogue on these topics and the framework provided by the initial constructs presented by this paper should be valuable to the space tourism market and other new ventures in the space industry.