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Multiple launches. Assemble and fuel a big spinning water bottle in orbit. Maybe tether maybe not. Spin up and establish cycle orbit. Done. Basic physics and or
by seaorg 5y ago
Multiple launches. Assemble and fuel a big spinning water bottle in orbit. Maybe tether maybe not. Spin up and establish cycle orbit. Done. Basic physics and orbital mechanics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_cycler https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_cycler
- seaorg 5y agoActually, assemble multiple water-filled cylinders in earth orbit and then put those in staggered cycle orbits. Power requirements are low so all you’d need is a regular engine with a large fuel tank. Once those are in cycle orbit you now have giant water cylinders that you can catch every once in a while to ride to earth/Mars. Forever. With a tiny energy budget for corrections. Just wait till one passes by and slip your vessel inside it. Man I am good.