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Project exodus
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | A design for a manned Mars mission, PROJECT EXODUS is presented. PROJECT EXODUS incorporates the design of a hypersonic waverider, cargo ship and NIMF (nuclear rocket using indigenous Martian fuel) shuttle lander to safely carry out a three to five month mission on the surface of Mars. The cargo ship transports return fuel, return engine, surface life support, NIMF shuttle, and the Mars base to low Mars orbit (LMO). The cargo ship is powered by a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) system which allows the cargo ship to execute a spiral trajectory to Mars. The waverider transports ten astronauts to Mars and back. It is launched from the Space Station with propulsion provided by a chemical engine and a delta velocity of 9 km/sec. The waverider performs an aero-gravity assist maneuver through the atmosphere of Venus to obtain a deflection angle and increase in delta velocity. Once the waverider and cargo ship have docked the astronauts will detach the landing cargo capsules and nuclear electric power plant and remotely pilot them to the surface. They will then descend to the surface aboard the NIMF shuttle. A dome base will be quickly constructed on the surface and the astronauts will conduct an exploratory mission for three to five months. They will return to Earth and dock with the Space Station using the waverider. |
| File Size | 6820850 |
| Page Count | 199 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900016710 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t02z64j81 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronautics (general) Venus Atmosphere Deflection Nuclear Electric Propulsion Trajectories Cargo Spacecraft Space Stations Waveriders Hypersonics Life Support Systems Mars Bases Viking Lander Spacecraft Manned Mars Missions Propulsion Astronauts Mars Surface Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
