FIELD: transport.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to space exploration, particularly, to space transport systems Proposed method comprises trapping and accelerating space air and cargoes, transfer of accumulated cargoes to other spaceships, compensation of accumulating spaceship speed losses caused by atmospheric air and cargo trapping and acceleration, and drag. Spaceship power supply is ensured, partially or completely, by exploiting chemical, kinetic and thermal power of carried cargoes. Chemical power is provided in the case of transfer of oxidiser and fuel. Oxidation products are transferred to other spaceships for further use and/or processing. Kinetic power, as deceleration pulse, is provided in exchange of cargoes between accumulating spaceships in head flights or in delivery of cargoes by suborbital missiles. Thermal power is provided by decelerating cargoes entering accumulating spaceships and air, and from heat-accumulation substances transferred from other spaceships. For wasteless reuse in accumulating spaceship, interorbital power-carrier cargo transfer cycle system is organised to recover chemical and thermal power at satellite electric power stations located in higher orbits by means of interorbital tugs, carrier ships, tankers and other spaceships in higher orbits with which spaceship exchanges cargoes.
EFFECT: reduced weight and sizes of power plant.
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Dates
2012-05-27—Published
2010-11-22—Filed