FIELD: astronautics.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to aerospace engineering. Proposed transportation system includes: reusable orbital ship (OS) (second stage of carrier rocket), near-earth orbital filling station (OFS), spacecraft tanker (ST) similar to OS, but in unmanned version and with enlarged fuel tanks, cargo spacecraft (CS) similar to ST, but instead of tanks having payload (PL) compartment, as well as rescue rescuer. OS is made in the form of flattened sharpened front disk with flat bottom skewed to stern part. Latter transports tourists and crew between near-earth and near-moon orbits, refuelling at docking with OFS, which is refuelled by reusable ST. CS delivers PL to near-earth or circumlunar orbit. In case of dangerous or abnormal situation on OS, its orbit is equipped with equipped OS-rescuer, which is docked with OS, crew and tourists change over to rescue rescuer and return to Earth.
EFFECT: technical result consists in providing mass and safe delivery of tourists and PL from near-Earth to circumlunar or other orbit in interplanetary space with subsequent return to Earth.
5 cl, 3 dwg
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Dates
2020-11-19—Published
2019-10-21—Filed