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Well the rest of the vessels haven't been built yet... :thumbup: when they do get built, the name of them can be decided by the builder, or if that builder wishes, by popular vote. That's it :cheers: We do need a dictionary... anyone up to wiki it? ;)

Azure it is. :cheers: X-38 might be a good idea for the ERV (Earth (not mars) return vehicle) which I forgot to include in the reference BTW... :suicide: If you read the reference, the OSHV is going to be the habitational vessel where crew will live, eat, sleep in space and on Mars. Really...

Other than placing a static (for looks only) satellite in orbit, there's really not much to making a communication satellite. Orbiter simply doesn't simulate the need for radio communications right now. I mean if you needed to send a message (what would it be) and why... Are you going to send...

errr not sure why I did that I meant to say RCS which burns monomethyl hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide but that happens to be the same as the OMS. :) Well anyway, alright on second thought maybe fuel tanks under where they sleep for a few years isn't such a good idea. Since (I think) we...

If you dont want to use Windows calculator, you can use google... just google "arctan(2)" for instance. Its answer: arctan(2) = 1.10714872

Good point, but what if the tanks where empty? The tanks could be moved off site And reinstalled when needed or we could use some non hypergolic propellent. How does it work with the orbiters RMS? Isnt that stuff toxic?

I was expecting the ECLSS to be in the hab, that and the ERV(oh forgot to add that) is the only places where the crew should stay. The only reason i put backup engines on the OSHV is for backup if the shycrane stopped working. Iam sure they dont want to be stranded there. But isnt asking the...

The OSHV which is where the crew resides, has its own supply of fuel + engines. That fuel is hypergolic so it can remain dormant for a long time with little maintenance. Since this fuel is being brought from Earth, it cannot be synthesized on Mars and really means a one way ticket from the...

True, it can be in the details and specs for each vessel. I think in the 8 GHz range. C or X. Its less about bandwidth and more about interference.

Well I meant the reference to be a reference for the OFMM 'pack' so um unless we create a second 'for fun reference for the rest of us' kind of a thing where we spice it up a little. (keep the technical jargon out) and whatever, sure I would't have a problem with that. I thought someone said...

er a what? 00/23:57:35 = [days]/[hours]:[minutes]:[seconds] :rofl: ---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ---------- Its ok, helps keep data together better than wiki ever could. I am hoping to replace the images and details in this ref as the models...

Alright gents new beginning, few announcements, First I have a reference for the mission ahead (download it below). I left out a few important things like weight budgets, or mission profile. Ill add that tommorrow. Ill give it 24 hours from now to find any drastic errors, if so we will hold...

Canada through a telescope: 9mm lens on telescope 35mm equivalent on camera Canada without telescope max zoom: we call them fish flies (because walleye eat them) but I think they are mayflys on ground: upclose and hiding from wind:

I guess we have a huge control on where the packages get placed. If they where placed by land vehicle anyway. 10km-5km radius wouldn't be that bad of a drive. I think it would be fairly easy, just aim at 90E or 0N or whatever... Farther out might be more interesting. For placement anyway...

I like perfect worlds :) Like the UCGO probe or landing beacon? The landing beacon can be a-part of the package.

Alright I can go with that. So around a circle with the landing site at the center, 1 package every what, \pi/4 around the center?

urg cannot please them all. They have a slightly simpler mission plan then we do.. in that we need things to do on Mars instead of just mission launches. Otherwise, you time accelerate all the time. Wheres the fun in that? ;) smilies :thumbup: ---------- Post added at 09:53 AM ----------...

Ok Orbit wiki: I said in another post: Which for a single 1,000 kWe generator, it would take 37.5 days to create a full load of fuel. However to fill the demand of so many launches. A quick guesstimate says we need 11 landings/launches + the number of power genns we need with 3-4 landings...