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Crescent Comm Project Budget
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies Cost
Propulsion
Minotar V Rocket  $        26,000,000
Pulsed Solid Assist Motoor (PSAM)              2,000,000
Hydrazine Descent Engine                500,000
(RCS)                500,000
Propulsion Total  $        29,000,000
Lander
General
Avionics  $          2,200,000
Structure              6,700,000
Communications Systems
X band Tx Antenna  $              25,000
X band Rx Antenna                  10,000
X band Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)                  75,000
UHF LNA                  25,000
Mixer + Local Oscillator (LO)                  50,000
High Power Amplifier                125,000
Omni Antenna                        50
Power Systems
Solar Panels  $          3,465,000
Li Ion Batteries                    1,000
Power Management Modules                  75,000
Lander Total  $        12,751,050
Rover
Camera Systems  $             250,000
Computer System  $             100,000
Platform and Motors  $             500,000
Communications Equipment  $             200,000
Rover Total  $          1,050,000
Supplies
Wiring and Circuit Components  $              10,000
Installation Tools                  10,000
Computers                  10,000
Software                    4,000
Supplies Total  $              34,000
Total Materials, Equipment, Supplies  $   42,835,050

 

Project Labor Budget
Item Duration (wk) Man-Hours Cost
Communications
Communications Design 35 1400  $        56,000
Communications Implementation 39 1560 31,200
Communications Unit Testing 31 1240 37,200
Power Systems
Power Design 22 880  $        35,200
Power Implementation 22 880 17,600
Power Unit Testing 21 840 25,200
Rover Systems
Rover Design 35 1400  $        56,000
Rover Implementation 39 1560 31,200
Rover Unit Testing 31 1240 37,200
Lander
Lander System Design 51 2040  $        81,600
Orbital Mechanics Design 52 2080 83,200
Propulsion Design 52 2080 83,200
Systems Integration
Communications, Power, Rover Integration 52 2080  $        62,400
Comm, Power, Rover Integration Testing 21 840            25,200
Lander, Comm, Power, Rover Integration 13 520 15,600
Lander, Comm, Power, Rover Integration Testing 13 520 15,600
Total System Integration 30 1200 36,000
Acceptance Testing 10 400 12,000
Mission Planning 20 800  $        20,000
Operations
Launch, Transit, and Landing Control 1 40  $          1,000
Rover Support 1 40 1,000
Duration (wk) Man-Hours Cost
Total Labor 591 23640  $  763,600
Labor Rate Assumptions:
Position Avg. Hourly Rate Number
Design Engineer  $               40.00 5
Installer/Assembler  $               20.00 2
Test Engineer   $               30.00 2
Mission Planning   $               25.00 2
 Total   11 Employees
Space Resources Area (Sq. Ft)
Office Space                     500
Inventory                  5,000
Installation/Assembly Area                 10,000
Control Room                     500
Total                 16,000
Overhead Cost 50%
Includes Employee Insurance/Benefits, Equipment Insurance, etc

 

PROJECT COST BREAKDOWN  
Parts, Equipment, and Supplies  $              42,835,050
Labor  $                   763,600
Overhead Cost  $                   381,800
TOTAL PROJECT ESTIMATED COST  $       43,980,450
Total Returns from Google X-Prize Grand Prize 20,000,000
Total Losses after winning Google X-Prize  $        (23,980,450)
Total ROI Before Taxes and Depreciation -54.53%

 

 

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