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SpacePozzolo — Mars Cargo Transfer Vehicle 2
Published: 2018-05-13 19:08:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 720; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 10
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Model: www.orbithangar.com/searchid.p…Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) Mars Cargo Transfer Vehicle in Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0
The cargo vehicle elements include:
• Common “core” propulsion stage with 3 - 25 klbf NTR engines (Isp ~900 s)
• Core stage propellant loading augmented with “in-line” LH2 tank for TMI maneuver
• Dual-use aeroshell used to aerocapture (AC) lander payloads into Mars orbit, then for entry, descent and landing (EDL) on Mars
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Interesting and well thought idea...now we just need the tech
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