Project ASGARD

### Affiliation

- Camelot Anomalous Containment Agency (CACG)- Camelot Space Exploration Administration (CSEA)
- The Camelotian Government

### Purpose

To put the first humans on Yggdrasil, conduct field research, and establish a semi-permanent settlement on its surface.

## CACG Project File

### Overview

Project ASGARD (publicly referred to as the "Yggdrasil Initiative") is a state-funded joint mission between the Camelot Anomalous Containment Group **(CACG)** and the Camelot Space Exploration Administration **(CSEA)** set to put astronauts onto the surface of Item A-010 ("Yggdrasil"). The Project Leads for Project ASGARD are Director Archangel of the CACG and Director Marcus DeWitt of CSEA.

For mission ASGARD-3, the first manned mission in Project ASGARD, the mission will be comprised of one ODIN Orbital Operations Module, one Thor Habitation Module, two MJOLNIR manned landers, and a single YMIR freight lander. While not included on the payload list, ASGARD-3 will be utilizing the Bifrost STS system to get to Yggdrasil from free space around the Grail. The mission is set to take place late 2022, with an estimated crew count of 24 (comprised of CACG, CSEA, and international astronauts). It will be televised with a 15 minute delay.

### History

Project ASGARD was started early 2021, following the success of the MIDGARD-9 mission. MIDGARD-9 laid logistical groundwork for eventual manned missions, providing vital data for manned operations on and around Yggdrasil itself, setting up vital infrastructure for ASGARD such as automated fuel refinement emplacements, and also proving the efficacy of the Bifrost Superluminal Transit System (SLS). Due to his extensive knowledge and research of Yggdrasil, Archangel was chosen as a project lead on both ASGARD and MIDGARD by Marcus Dewitt, the Director of CSEA. Following his addition to the team, Engineer Kana Tezuma, Operative Void, and Operative Thunder were added as well due to their technical expertise, extensively aiding the construction crew of the ASGARD line of missions wherever possible.

### Specifications

#### ODIN Orbital Operations Module

The ODIN Orbital Ops Module is a multipurpose high-efficiency space tug, used in both Project MIDGARD and Project ASGARD to ferry payloads into proper operational orbits, as well as to and from orbital points of interest (i.e. Bifrost Beacons, orbital survey sites, refueling platforms etc.). Following the completion of the mission, it can be refueled in orbit using one of the CSEA's many automated orbital refueling platforms.

#### Thor Habitation Module

The Thor Habitation Module is the main habitation space for crew during the ASGARD mission. It has enough space and life support capacity to support a crew of 26 for up to 7 months without resupply, although the number of crew can increase at the cost of less operational time without resupply. Upon arrival at Yggdrasil, Thor will house the orbital crew and act as a central hub for the YMIR and MJOLNIR landers, as well as a connection between the surface crew on Yggdrasil and mission control on the Grail. Following the end of mission, the Thor will be de-orbited, with the recovery module detaching and safely splashing down in the Pallas Ocean before being recovered by the Camelotian Coast Guard.

#### MJOLNIR Manned Landing Module

The MJOLNIR Manned Landing Module is a manned lander designed solely for the transport of crew as well as small equipment loads to and from the surface of Yggdrasil. MJOLNIR can carry six crewmembers, as well as up to one ton (or ~900kg) of cargo. While the crew carry out their duties planetside, the MJOLNIR will act as a communication link between the crew and the Thor habitat overhead (and the Grail by extension). To allow crewmembers to use resources found in the field, each MJOLNIR lander comes with a built-in NFU cabinet. Given Yggdrasil's oxygenated atmosphere, MJOLNIR can sustain the crew nearly indefinitely depending on nutritional availability (how much food is packed and how much can be scavenged from the surface). As a precaution however, all surface dwellings and vehicles on Yggdrasil will have scrubbers in place to ensure that the cabin's atmosphere is free of any possible contaminants or pollutants.

#### YMIR Freight Landing Module

The YMIR Freight Landing Module is an unmanned lander designed solely for the transport of mass amounts of cargo to and from the surface of Yggdrasil. Due to its strict cargo-only design, there is no life support systems on-board, with space inside the capsule instead used for shock-absorption subsystems to limit any damage from landing or takeoff. Designed to transport a variety of freight to the surface, the YMIR can hold up to eight tons (7,200kg) of cargo, enough capacity for the ISRU systems and surface habitats for ASGARD-3.

#### Bifrost Superluminal Transit System

The Bifrost Superluminal Transit System, known in short as the Bifrost STS, is the linchpin of both Project MIDGARD and Project ASGARD, allowing for payloads to bypass decades-long transit times by going approximately 25x the speed of light. While the exact methods behind the Bifrost's function are unknown, what is known is that ships with a specialized "drive" can travel between Bifrost STS beacons near instantaneously, at the cost of approximately 5kg of exotic matter per jump.