TMac3000
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I am planning an interplanetary excursion.
I need to ferry cargo and crew from the ground on Earth to an Arrow freighter in LEO. I have found two ways to do this:
1. Use an XR-5 as the cargo ferry and the XR-2 as a crew ferry. This requires the very delicate task of docking an XR-2 to an Arrow Freighter.
2. Use only the XR-5, and space-walk the crew from that to the Arrow. This strikes me as much more ballsy, since it exposes the crew to more risk, but requires only one ship (not counting the Arrow, of course) and one mission, and saves significant delta-v. Now, the target is Mercury, so saving delta-v is even more imperative than in an average interplanetary mission.
I have tried both options, and both seem feasible, although the space-walk has proved much more tedious. I do realize that as the mission commander it is ultimately my call, but I am curious as to the thoughts of my fellow Orbinauts. Dock or walk?
I need to ferry cargo and crew from the ground on Earth to an Arrow freighter in LEO. I have found two ways to do this:
1. Use an XR-5 as the cargo ferry and the XR-2 as a crew ferry. This requires the very delicate task of docking an XR-2 to an Arrow Freighter.
2. Use only the XR-5, and space-walk the crew from that to the Arrow. This strikes me as much more ballsy, since it exposes the crew to more risk, but requires only one ship (not counting the Arrow, of course) and one mission, and saves significant delta-v. Now, the target is Mercury, so saving delta-v is even more imperative than in an average interplanetary mission.
I have tried both options, and both seem feasible, although the space-walk has proved much more tedious. I do realize that as the mission commander it is ultimately my call, but I am curious as to the thoughts of my fellow Orbinauts. Dock or walk?