Bloodworth
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Having watched the success if the OFSS with fascination, I propose that we take a giant leap. Who would be interested in doing an Orbiter Forum Mission To Mars in the same fashion as the OFSS?
Here is the general proposal:
1)Have all necessary modules (and crew) for the mars base on earth. A pilot rotation would then be selected to loft said modules either into orbit (to ISS or possible to the OFSS) or directly to the staging base at Brighton beach using DG class vessels (or shuttles if just to orbit, if to a station then further pilot rotations would then transport them to Brighton)
2) ground crews at Brighton Beach would then transfer cargo and crew to one of two waiting Arrow class transports (which would be slightly modified to allow landing on mars as transporting all the cargo and crew to the ground via dgiv's would take up more fuel than the arrow carries spare).
3) Pilots would then be selected to fly not only the arrows but also the docked dgiv's (separate pilots for each). The second arrow would be used to transport the second phase (rotating) of the base or for use as a rescue vehicle in the event of an emergency (think "mission to mars")
4) the mars landing crew (made of interested parties) would spend 1 year on mars (earth year or martian year?) before returning to earth when replaced by crew from the second ship.
As this is only a preliminary idea, the entire concept and every detail of it are open for discussion. A new era is upon us, let us begin...
Here is the general proposal:
1)Have all necessary modules (and crew) for the mars base on earth. A pilot rotation would then be selected to loft said modules either into orbit (to ISS or possible to the OFSS) or directly to the staging base at Brighton beach using DG class vessels (or shuttles if just to orbit, if to a station then further pilot rotations would then transport them to Brighton)
2) ground crews at Brighton Beach would then transfer cargo and crew to one of two waiting Arrow class transports (which would be slightly modified to allow landing on mars as transporting all the cargo and crew to the ground via dgiv's would take up more fuel than the arrow carries spare).
3) Pilots would then be selected to fly not only the arrows but also the docked dgiv's (separate pilots for each). The second arrow would be used to transport the second phase (rotating) of the base or for use as a rescue vehicle in the event of an emergency (think "mission to mars")
4) the mars landing crew (made of interested parties) would spend 1 year on mars (earth year or martian year?) before returning to earth when replaced by crew from the second ship.
As this is only a preliminary idea, the entire concept and every detail of it are open for discussion. A new era is upon us, let us begin...
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