TITLE:
The Space Cruise over the Route “Earth-Mars-Earth”
AUTHORS:
Alexander Rubinraut
KEYWORDS:
Space Cruise, Electrorocket Train, Superconducting Electrorocket Engine MARS, Space Locomotive with Solar Battery
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
28,
2018
ABSTRACT: A project of the space cruise over the route “Earth-Mars-Earth” is considered.
Design of electric rocket train, whose energy source is a semiconductor solar
panel and a superconducting electrorocket engine (MARS) of new design is
used as a mover, is developed. The concept of the cruise, which allows to reduce
time of interorbital flight in twice, owing to refueling with working body
on orbit of Mars, is developed. Development of the space locomotive with 4
MARS engines rated at 600 kW in which nitrogen is used as working substance,
was being carried out. A new design of takeoff-landing capsule, in
which cabin can be placed 10 space tourists, is developed. The studies carried
out on the mathematical model, which takes into account the changing of
power provided by onboard power plant, depending on the distance from the
Sun, has shown that cruise may be done within 77 days including the stay of
tourists on the Martian surface during 7 days. The project provides for implementation
three cruises on the surface of Mars and 15 cruises on the lunar
surface during two years with total cost of 2.2 billion dollars.