Design optimisation and analysis of very high power transportation system to Mars

Christie Maddock; Ben Parsonage; Lorenzo Angelo Ricciardi; Massimiliano Vasile; Orr Cohen

Design optimisation and analysis of very high power transportation system to Mars

Christie Maddock
, Ben Parsonage
, Lorenzo Angelo Ricciardi
, Massimiliano Vasile
, Orr Cohen

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Abstract

This paper presents a preliminary design for a crewed transportation system to Mars, looking at both the vehicle and mission design trade-offs. The mission requirements are for a return mission to Mars, with a variable stay time on/around the planet. The vehicle is designed for a minimum crew of 3 plus 50 t cargo, and assumes in-orbit assembly and re-fueling options. A nominal vehicle design was developed using a bimodal nuclear propulsion system. A multi-objective optimisation was run examining the trade-offs between flight times, and total duration, for different Mars stay times, planetary conjunction angles, dry masses and engine sizing, and the mission trajectories.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2021
Event	72nd International Astronautical Congress - Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 25 Oct 2021 → 29 Oct 2021 https://iac2021.org/ https://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2021/

Conference

Conference	72nd International Astronautical Congress
Abbreviated title	IAC 2021
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	25/10/21 → 29/10/21
Internet address	https://iac2021.org/ https://www.iafastro.org/events/iac/iac-2021/

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nuclear propulsion
Mars mission
design optimisation
mission analysis

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Design optimisation and analysis of very high power transportation system to Mars

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