Abstract:The hopper vehicle is proposed as an alternative mobility concept for exploration of the Martian surface. Preliminary design of the hopper vehicle with CO 2 thermal rocket for Mars mission is analyzed. The results show that the design domain can be enlarged by reducing the number of hops N. However, the less number of hops N means visiting the less sites on the Mars surface. The determination of the number of hops N and mission configuration is one of compromise. Additional, the results show that technology ad… Show more
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