Columbus: To Mars with solar-electric propulsion

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Mar 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jspro..31..341m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (ISSN 0022-4650), vol. 31, no. 2, p. 341-342

Physics

Earth Orbital Rendezvous, Solar Arrays, Solar Electric Propulsion, Earth Orbital Environments, Earth Orbits

Scientific paper

A design for a human trip to Mars using solar-electric propulsion is proposed. The Columbus vehicle features a solar array divided into three identical parts. Each part carries cargo to a rendezvous point. Because each part carries a different cargo mass, they can be launched from the low-Earth-orbit assembly point at different times and all arrive at the rendezvous point at the same time. The Columbus provides for a crew of six to travel to Mars on a 1000-day conjunction-class mission. Designing a 3-part solar array reduces the requirements of the node and the problems caused by the Earth spiral time.

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