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The Deep Space Transport (DST), also called Mars Transit Vehicle, [6] is a crewed interplanetary spacecraft concept by NASA to support science exploration missions to Mars of up to 1,000 days. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] [ 7 ] It would be composed of two elements: an Orion capsule and a propelled habitation module. [ 3 ]
According to Musk, the crucial component for a sustainable Mars program is a low launch cost. [1]: 11–12 In early 2002, with that realization, Musk met with aerospace engineers at a hotel in Los Angeles International Airport to discuss founding a space
It was going to be able to carry 100 people or 100 t (220,000 lb) of cargo to Mars and would be powered by methane-fueled Raptor engines. [29] Musk referred to this new launch vehicle under the unspecified acronym "MCT", [27] revealed to stand for "Mars Colonial Transporter" in 2013, [30] which would serve the company's Mars system architecture ...
SpaceX founder Elon Musk just announced plans for vehicles that could take us to Mars.
Deep Space Transport LLC is a joint venture that is set to provide launch services for the Space Launch System rocket. The joint venture consists of Boeing, the prime contractor for the Space Launch System core stage and the Exploration Upper Stage that will be used on Space Launch System missions, and Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters.
Mars Exploration Program (MEP) is a long-term effort to explore the planet Mars, funded and led by NASA.Formed in 1993, MEP has made use of orbital spacecraft, landers, and Mars rovers to explore the possibilities of life on Mars, as well as the planet's climate and natural resources. [1]
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner – "CST" an acronym for "Crew Space Transportation" – measures 4.6 meters (15 feet) in diameter and 5.1 meters (17 feet) in height. [106] [107] [138] The crew module of Starliner can be reused for up to ten flights, while the service module is expended during each flight.
propellant, space infrastructure, propellant depot: Unknown Defunct (2020) [228] Made In Space: 3D printing in ISS, in-space antenna systems, fiber optics Unknown Operational (2018) [229] Varda Space Industries: building products in space and bringing them back to earth (ex: ZBLAN, 3d printed organs) Unknown Operational (2021) [230] Deep Space ...