OSOIX

WP-002 · Draft architecture v0.1

Mission intelligence that recommends. Humans authorize.

OSOIX Mission is proposed as a decision-support architecture for planning, simulation, sequencing and risk assessment. It does not place a general reasoning model in direct control of spacecraft, propulsion, capture systems, emergency functions or other safety-critical execution.

Core capabilities

Mission framing

Convert mission objectives, constraints, authorities, assets and evidence requirements into an inspectable planning context.

Scenario generation

Produce multiple candidate sequences, including degraded, delayed and abort-oriented alternatives rather than one opaque recommendation.

Constraint evaluation

Evaluate windows, geometry, communications, resources, safety envelopes, policy restrictions and verification requirements.

Risk reasoning

Surface uncertainty, conflicting observations, assumptions and unresolved dependencies before an operator decision.

Human authorization

Require authorized personnel to approve mission plans, changes and execution gates.

Decision provenance

Record inputs, model versions, rules, alternatives, exclusions and approval history for later review.

Human-authorized decision lifecycle

  1. 01Define objective and authority
  2. 02Assemble trusted mission state
  3. 03Generate bounded alternatives
  4. 04Evaluate constraints and uncertainty
  5. 05Present recommendations and exclusions
  6. 06Obtain human authorization
  7. 07Export an auditable mission decision record

Required inputs

Trusted state, not raw data alone.

Asset identity, authority, orbital state, sensor provenance, mission constraints, operational rules, communications availability, resource estimates and uncertainty declarations must accompany planning inputs.

Required outputs

Inspectability before execution.

Each recommendation should include alternatives, assumptions, confidence, rejected options, rule triggers, unresolved conflicts and the exact authority required for approval.

Explicit non-claims

No autonomous mission-control claim.

This publication does not claim an operational mission planner, flight-qualified software, autonomous rendezvous controller, certified safety system, customer integration, funded demonstration or flight heritage. The next evidence step is a simulation-only reference implementation with deterministic execution boundaries and complete decision logs.