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louis

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From: UK

Registered: 2008-03-24

Posts: 7,208

Re: One man one way suicide mission...

I find this thread rather odd when the company that is going to get us to Mars is talking in terms of 500 tonnes of cargo on the first mission and a return from the Mars surface to Earth!

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SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 28,866

Re: One man one way suicide mission...

Well if bragging was enough sure but even Nasa's SLS which will actually be able to do something once in orbit and can loft 130T so lets focus on near term. It will have an earth departure stage to make it happen but even they are not ready for the mars prime time.

SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

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Re: One man one way suicide mission...

found this to be interesting, not sure that in its current material but alter it for mars might work.

Inflatable Bubble House Hotel Tents Shelters 13ft Diameter 4m Two People

I am, beginning to wonder if a single starship could do the impossible if a second contained a return ship inside of it fueled up ready to go such as a dragon capsule plus launch stage. leave the fuel as water and react it over the time you are on the planet using a kilowatt reactor.