The conceptual design of a transportation system for supporting a permanent base on the moon early in the 21st century is discussed. The principal components of the transportation system include a node in low earth orbit, an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) for providing transportation between the earth orbit and the lunar orbit, and a landing craft for transporting payloads between the lunar orbit and the lunar surface. Each vehicle can be operated in an expendable or a reusable mode. The techniques used in the development of the conceptual design are examined, as are other transportation options considered in system selection.


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    Title :

    A transportation system for a lunar base


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Space Congress ; 1989 ; Cocoa Beach, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    1989-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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