Here is the present system..

I estimate 7 billion USD to get to Mars with 3 ships and 6 astronauts...3 crawlers.

Hello Canada ! Happy new year 2018 ! Let the force be with ya all ! Yes GyvAir.....any possible credit will do. Still I think we have to advance steadily . I went to talk to a professor of astrophysics...and he borrowed me a book concerning orbital meneuvering ...he was amazed when I gave him the ae...

I see by your moto that you are a proponent of simplication and liteness. Wise objectives indeed, but I think the craft would be significantly improved, if upgraded with twin trimulators. I’m not sure why you’ll need two of them, or what the “u” will be signifying, but it definitely makes it roll o...

Hello CCD and Merry Christmas everyone ! I actually had to simplify it a lot...whole thing flies to Mars now. CCD I wanted to become an aviation engineer as a kid but I had no funds so I just kept the interest for it. This has taken 5 years to develope now. Low EAS numeber and low wing loading at ve...

AirFrame wrote:On a craft that small, this is your mission to Mars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjXktSdsKxg

How about now...still 14 m shorter spanning than Stratolaunch.http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/ ... 806097.jpg

Wernher von Braun had this idea already in the 50ies...to fly in Mars atmosphere. It is fairly easy with an empty space craft with some lifting capacity. I eat my pancakes with Maple Joe suryp. What do you use in Canada on your pancakes ? About space craft propulsions ( Isaac Arthur ); https://www.y...

AirFrame wrote:On a craft that small, this is your mission to Mars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjXktSdsKxg

Well that is just the tip of the ICE BERG.

Scout team that clears the landing for the MARS OUT POST comes on that "small" ship the main body will come 3 weeks later with the mothership...using MPDT.

Here is the orbiter / re-entry vehicle. Minor nit... When the re-entry vehicle pitches up, the "wings" will blanket the front of the side-mounted speedbrakes, making them ineffective. The rear of the side speedbrakes will be left exposed in the airflow, and at an angle that will catch wind from the...

I've been designing this idea of a electric high flying mothership since 2012.

Jukka, I don't know about the "Farmer Astronaut" but you are pushing the boundaries of being a space cadet! I doubt you will get anyone interested in this. The span alone is 98000mm which is about 321 ft. Where will you find a building to assemble this? The drawing is nice but you will need a lot m...

Here is the orbiter / re-entry vehicle. Minor nit... When the re-entry vehicle pitches up, the "wings" will blanket the front of the side-mounted speedbrakes, making them ineffective. The rear of the side speedbrakes will be left exposed in the airflow, and at an angle that will catch wind from the...

Here is the orbiter / re-entry vehicle.

Hello lownslow ! Sorry I did not get to read it. I'd be happy to read. This could have a jettisonable rocket that could reach M2 before igniting the engines thus saving rocket fuel. But it cannot get to Mars and back even if reloaded at LEO. But it might if reloaded at GTO. Then again it cannot get ...

I am close to being "Farmer Astronaut" !

I think a R/C model in 1/18 scale is doable of this to show that a affordable space exploration is doable.

What do you think ?

Any comments ?

I am happy to answer.

Some improvement.

I counted this needs only 7500 usd worth rocket fuel per person to get to orbit. Fuel is 3% of the cost in space travel.

I failed to get funding for my ultralite shown here on the first page. I did start this Solar Eagle already in 2012. Also the heavier machine first sketch is from 2003...three days after Columbia. I bet this space attempt will fail even more miserebly then the Hippiäinen. I'll keep trying like my fr...

clever innovations last night i applaud your enthusiasm, we need much more of that kind of attitude, however if you want somebody to trust their life to your work you need to earn that trust. That takes time and proof. This is why it takes years to get there. That innovtion last night needs to be s...

Juke, Saying the density is higher implies it weights more.(not good for an aurcraft) Saying the material is 80% tougher than Duramold does not mean much. How about showing a stress-strain diagram? To most of us, toughness is shown as the area under the stress-strain line and is quantifiable. The o...

Well, you are quite a bit less expensive than these guys. http://ruppert-composite.ch/ My aim is to go to space with the least expensive machine, but don't tell anyone. This is a secret ...okay ! SSSSHHH ! If anyone is interested please join me and we make a team. Financer would not be a bad thing ...