A get started approach for resource processingA low-risk, high-value approach to implementing resource processing is presented. The design utilizes processing plants at Deimos and Mars, a fueling depot in a Mars parking orbit, and small shuttles transferring crew and cargo between sites. The system fuels Mars ascent and descent states and the earth-return stage. Fueling at Mars reduces launch requirements by 25 percent, or, alternatively, enables the substitution of payload for fuel on a near 1:1 basis and thereby triples the payload delivered to Mars.
Document ID
19900029506
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Giudici, Bob (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)