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3 TRANSFER VEHICLE<br />

3.1 Systems……<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 125 of 422<br />

The Transfer Vehicle is the vehicle that hosts the crew for most of the mission. It acts as transfer<br />

vehicle both in the outward and the inward cruise and must provide an adequate habitat for the<br />

astronauts as well as the propulsion means required.<br />

The transfer vehicle is composed of the Transfer Habitation Module (THM), where the<br />

astronauts will live, and the Propulsion Module (PM), that will provide the propulsion system for<br />

the main propulsive manoeuvres.<br />

3.1.1 System requirements<br />

At the beginning of the study the following requirements were established:<br />

Study Objectives<br />

Study a minimal achievable first mission with capability of extending to more advanced subsequent missions<br />

Architecture design for all elements and phases of the mission<br />

System and S/S conceptual design for key elements and phases<br />

Assembly, operations and logistics assessment<br />

Safety and Technical risk assessment<br />

System Requirements<br />

Land a crew of humans on Mars by 2030 and return them safely<br />

Deliver 6 crew members Mars 6<br />

Land 3 astronauts on Mars 3<br />

Bring back to Earth at least 100 kg of Martian samples<br />

Astronauts shall perform exploration on Mars surface<br />

Maximise the reusability of the mission elements / design<br />

100 100 kg<br />

Crew non survival shall be lower than 1 in 200<br />

Mission constraints<br />

0.01 0.01<br />

Operational date 2040 2025 2030<br />

Launcher Energia<br />

Reference First Mission Requirements<br />

Departure date 2033<br />

Trip time E-M 207 days<br />

Time around Mars 553 days<br />

Low altitude circular orbit around Mars 500 km<br />

Time on Mars surface 30 days<br />

Trip time M-E 206 days<br />

Minimum ∆V for TMI 3639 3639 m/s<br />

Minimum ∆V for MOI 2490 2490 m/s<br />

Minimum ∆V for TMI<br />

Direct entry at Earth arrival<br />

2254 2254 m/s<br />

Max<br />

Min<br />

Ideal<br />

Units

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