DanM
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Hello Everyone
A while ago I read about how Space Adventures is planning to eventually offer circumlunar flights with a Soyuz. I've been trying to fly something like it in Orbiter with technology existing today, or that with slight modifications. My plan is to launch some sort of a booster, like an IUS or Block D on a modern heavy lift launcher like a Proton, Delta or Atlas. I'd have to add a docking collar to the booster. Then a Soyuz would be launched, and a LEO rendezvous would have to be performed. After docking, the TLI would send the stack into a free return trajectory. The booster would then be jettisoned and the Soyuz main engine for any corrections needed.
There are a few problems I have:
-What booster can provide the Delta-V?
-How do I add a docking collar to said booster?
-What modifications do I need to make to the Soyuz TMA from ISS v3.2?
Thank you!
A while ago I read about how Space Adventures is planning to eventually offer circumlunar flights with a Soyuz. I've been trying to fly something like it in Orbiter with technology existing today, or that with slight modifications. My plan is to launch some sort of a booster, like an IUS or Block D on a modern heavy lift launcher like a Proton, Delta or Atlas. I'd have to add a docking collar to the booster. Then a Soyuz would be launched, and a LEO rendezvous would have to be performed. After docking, the TLI would send the stack into a free return trajectory. The booster would then be jettisoned and the Soyuz main engine for any corrections needed.
There are a few problems I have:
-What booster can provide the Delta-V?
-How do I add a docking collar to said booster?
-What modifications do I need to make to the Soyuz TMA from ISS v3.2?
Thank you!