Abstract If Mars-bound vehicles could be fueled in LEO with H2 and O2 from the Moon, the required mass of Mars-bound vehicles to be delivered from Earth to LEO would be reduced to about 40% of the required mass if propellants were brought up from Earth. For example, a Mars-bound vehicle that weighs say, 250 metric tons in LEO when propellants are brought from Earth, if fueled by hydrogen and oxygen from the Moon would have a mass of only about 100 metric tons. This would have a huge impact on the feasibility of launching large Mars-bound vehicles.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Refueling Spacecraft in LEO Using Propellants Derived from the Moon or Asteroids


    Beteiligte:
    Rapp, Donald (Autor:in)


    Ausgabe :

    2nd ed. 2018


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-01-01


    Format / Umfang :

    14 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    Rocket propellants from moon

    Cole, D.M. / Segal, R. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1964


    Refueling with In-Situ Produced Propellants

    Chato, David J. | NTRS | 2014