Artemis Mission Simulation

A C-based console application that simulates the Artemis II space mission from launch to splashdown while monitoring spacecraft resources, mission events, communication status, and mission statistics.

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Main Features

• Load mission configuration from a configuration file (config.txt)
• Display the loaded mission configuration
• Display the mission resource consumption matrix
• Schedule and display mission events in chronological order
• Simulate the complete Artemis II mission
• Track spacecraft fuel, oxygen, and battery levels throughout the mission
• Monitor spacecraft communication status
• Detect resource warnings and critical mission conditions
• Display mission statistics
• Generate a mission log during the simulation
• Save a detailed mission report to a text file

C Programming Concepts

This project demonstrates:

• Modular programming using separate .c and .h files
• Structures (struct)
• Pointers
• Singly linked lists
• Dynamic memory allocation (malloc / free)
• Dynamic two-dimensional arrays
• File input and output
• String handling
• Memory management
• Console-based application design

Mission Flow

The simulation follows these mission phases:

1. Launch
2. Earth Orbit
3. System Check
4. Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI)
5. Lunar Flyby
6. Communication Blackout
7. Return Trajectory
8. Reentry
9. Splashdown

Project Structure

Main.c
mission.c / mission.h
spacecraft.c / spacecraft.h
event.c / event.h
menu.c / menu.h
file_manager.c / file_manager.h
config.txt

Technologies

• C
• Visual Studio 2022
• Standard C Library
• Windows Console Application

Generated Files

The program uses and generates the following files:

• config.txt – mission configuration and resource consumption data
• mission_log.txt – records mission events and spacecraft status throughout the simulation
• mission_report.txt – contains the final mission summary and statistics

How to Run

1. Open ArtemisMissionSimulation.sln in Visual Studio.
2. Build the solution.
3. Run the project.
4. Load the mission configuration.
5. Run the mission simulation.
6. View the mission statistics or save the mission report.

Author

Developed independently by Gaya Cohen as an academic C programming project.