Did you know there is a way to get a large payload to Mars without in-orbit refueling?

in STEMSpace4 days ago

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Using a Modular Starship, many different configurations can be assembled in LEO for a range of mission profiles.

The above video is just one example. Send up a couple of Crew Pods, attach however many fully fueled tugs as needed, then off it goes.

No lander was attached as this would be for a transfer or flyby mission only. A Mars Lander pod could be attached as well for destination missions.

Even more tugs could be attached as needed for the mass of the configuration.


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