Design of a fast Mars space transfer system

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Feb 1992

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AIAA, Aerospace Design Conference, Irvine, CA, Feb. 3-6, 1992. 11 p. Research sponsored by Rockwell International Corp.

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Interplanetary Spacecraft, Manned Mars Missions, Orbit Transfer Vehicles, Spacecraft Configurations, Spacecraft Design, Transfer Orbits, Aborted Missions, Artificial Gravity, Human Factors Engineering, Manned Spacecraft, Nuclear Propulsion, Orbital Assembly, Spacecraft Propulsion

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Architecture strategies and concepts for manned missions to Mars are being developed by NASA and industry. This paper addresses the key Mars transfer vehicle (MTV) design requirements which include surface payload mass, MTV mass, propulsion system characteristics, launch vehicle capability, in-space operations, abort considerations, crew exposure to interplanetary environments, and crew reconditioning for planetary entry. Different mission strategies are presented along with their implications. A representative artificial-g MTV using nuclear thermal propulsion is defined to show concepts which minimize extravehicular activity operations for in-space assembly, inspection, and maintenance.

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