THIS PROPOSAL IS TO ADDRESS IRP RISK OF INCOMPATIBLE VEHICLE/HABITAT DESIGN AND THE ASSOCIATED IRP GAP - SHFE-HAB-09: WE NEED TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION, MODELING, AND ANALYSIS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF VEHICLES/HABITATS (E.G., NET HABITABLE VOLUME, LAYOUT, AND USAGE) FOR PREDETERMINED MISSION ATTRIBUTES, AND FOR REFINEMENT AND VALIDATION OF LEVEL OF ACCEPTABLE RISK. THE PI AND HIS TEAM INTEND TO PROVIDE THE DELIVERABLES SPECIFIED IN THE PROPOSAL WITH THE COMPUTATIONAL MODEL CAPABILITIES FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT OF SPACECRAFT/HABITAT VOLUME, WHICH WILL BE CRITICAL IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING DESIGN CONCEPTS. SPACECRAFT/HABITAT VOLUME AND LAYOUT ARE IDENTIFIED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR THE RISK OF INCOMPATIBLE VEHICLE/HABITAT DESIGN IN HRP S EVIDENCE REPORT (M. WHITMORE ET AL., 2013), WHICH CITES THE NEED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE HABITABLE VOLUME TO ALLOW THE CREW TO PERFORM TASKS WHILE PREVENTING AND REDUCING INJURIES AND INEFFICIENCIES. DR. SIMON HSIANG (CO-INVESTIGATOR) POSSESSES THE REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND NASA IS SATISFIED WITH THE TECHNICAL PROGRESS OF THE RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (NEW INSTITUTION) HAS THE NECESSARY FACILITIES AND SUPPORT REQUIRED TO CONTINUE THE ORIGINAL RESEARCH. IT WILL NOT BE COST-EFFECTIVE, NOR TIME EFFICIENT FOR NASA TO RECOMPETE THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY. THE RESEARCH WILL BE CONTINUED AT THE LEVEL SPECIFIED IN THE BUDGET FROM THE NEW ORGANIZATION.