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Question: Make an OV-1 diagram for this mission:

Based on a heavily modified LM 2100 bus, this vehicle is the pathfinder for the transport backbone of a mining empire. Dubbed the Nostromo, the freighter is scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2030. With an estimated wet mass of 2328 kg, the Nostromo comes equipped with a NASA Docking System (NDS) payload, two wide-angle cameras, one narrow-angle camera, LIDAR, and robotic arm. The vehicle will be operated out of the Kelland Mining Operations Center (KMOC) in Denver, CO via an S-Band link with the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) (2.45 GHz up, 2.56 GHz down). This mission is enabled by state of the art, 25,000 Isp, ion-propulsion engines that will give the vehicle an estimated delta-V of 25 km/s while hauling a 10,000 kg payload - plenty of capacity for the given mission. The Nostromo is scheduled for launch into a lunar transfer orbit (LTO) onboard a Falcon-9 rocket in late September 2030. After a brief checkout and insertion into lunar orbit, the Nostromo will be mated to the Montero, a Tesotek 100 asteroid mining rig and refueled for its mission. The vehicle will then maneuver into a transfer orbit for its rendezvous with MPC 136922. While in route, ground crews will be able to monitor the health of both vehicles through the Nostromo's command link and its power/data connection to the Montero via the docking interface. Upon arrival, the Nostromo will accelerate to match orbits with the targeted asteroid before performing a series of orbit-lowering maneuvers. Eventually, the robotic arm will place the Montero on the asteroid's surface.

Once the mining rig is in place, the transport will maneuver into an Earth-transfer orbit and return to the moon for refueling and a new rig. Mining operations for this maiden journey will complete in 2038 when the Sulaco (scheduled for launch in 2034) will relocate the Montero and return its ore Earth.