Equations:

Energy calculations:

GMm
=F g (earth)
r2
GMm
=F g (moon )
r2

F g (earth)=F g (moon)

G M (earth) m G M (moon) m
2
= 2
r (d−r )

M (moon)=7.35 ×10 22
M (earth)=5.97 ×1 024
8
d=3.93× 10

simplifying we get;
M (earth) M (moon)
2
= ¿¿
r

rearranging and expanding;

r 2−2 d +d 2 M (moon)
2
=
r M (earth)
substituting;
2 8 17
r −7.85 ×1 0 +1.54 × 10
=0.01231
r2
2 8 17
0.988 r −7.85 ×1 0 +1.54 × 10 =0

therefore;
r =3.53× 10 8 , 4.41× 10 8

however as 4.14 x 108 is larger than the distance between the two bodies only 3.53 x 10 8 is
feasible as the point of gravitational force equilibrium.

∆GPE for 500km to Lagrang point:

GMm GMm
∆ GPE LEO ¿ lagrang point ¿= −
r 500 km r eq point

−11
G=6.67× 10
24
M =5.97 ×10
m=(Colony Mass+ Fuel Mass)
colony mass=53646
 6
r 500 km =500000+ 6.37 ×10 =6870000 m
r COM ( earth )¿ lagrang point ¿=3.53 ×108

−11 24 −11 24
6.67 ×10 ×5.97 ×10 m 6.67 ×10 ×5.97 ×10 m
∆ GPE= −
6870000 3.53× 108
13
∆ GPE LEO ¿ lagrang point ¿=1.15 ×10 m

∆GPE for Lagrang point to moon’s surface:

GMm GMm
∆ GPE Lagrang point ¿ MS ¿= −
r 500 km r eq point

G=6.67× 10−11
22
M =7.35 ×10
m=(Colony Mass+ Fuel Mass)
colony mass=53646
fuel mass=0
r COM (moon)¿ lagrang point ¿=3.93 ×1 08−3.53 ×1 08 =4.00 ×10 7
6
r moon =6.37 × 10

−11 22 −11 22
6.67 ×10 ×7.35 ×10 m 6.67 ×10 ×7.35 ×10 m
∆ GPE= 7
− 6
4.00× 10 6.37 ×10

∆ GPE lagrang point ¿ moons surface ¿=1.25× 1012 m

calculating ∆Ek to slow rocket from moon orbit to land:

GMm
F g=
d2

mv 2
F c=
d

F c =F g

m v 2 GMm
= 2
d d

simplifying;

v=
√ GM
d
 −11
G=6.67× 10
M =7.35 ×1022
r COM (moon)¿ lagrang point ¿=3.93 ×1 08−3.53 ×1 08 =4.00 ×10 7

substituting;

√
−11 22
6.67 × 10 ×7.35 × 10
v=
4.00 ×10 7
−1
v=350 m s

d
v moons surface =
t
d=2 πr ( franctionof rotation done∈one day)
6 1 6
d=2 π ×6.37 ×10 × =1.48 × 10
27

2
t=6 0 ×24

1.48× 10 6
v moons surface = 2
6 0 ×24

v moons surface =17.2 m s−1

−1
∆ v=332.8 m s

∆ E k =55400

as this is negligible we can ignore it in the final equation

−Etot =∆ GPElagrang point ¿ moons surface ¿+∆ GPE LEO ¿ lagrang point ¿
12 13
−Etot =1.25× 10 m+1.15 ×10 m

substituting for mass

12 1 13
−Etot =1.25× 10 (53646 + Fuel )+ 1.15× 10 (53646)
2

17 12
−Etot =6.84 ×1 0 +5.75 ×10 (fuel)

as also
m(H )
n= 2

M
 m(H )
n= 2

0.002
∆ H c ( H 2 )=−286

using 1/18 as the mass fraction of hydrogen in a hydrogen combustion we get..

( )
1
( fuel )
18
Etot =−286
0.002
combing the two equations we get

( )
1
m ( fuel )
17 12 17
−( 6.84 ×1 0 +5.75 ×10 m ( fuel ))=−286
0.002
m ( fuel )=119000 kg

total pay loads used to take fuel up into 500km orbit assuming 225kg payload limit.

119000
=529
225