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Getting to Mars: Manifest List
The following table displays the payload of the Ion Propulsion Package:
| Item |
Mass (metric tons) |
| Experimental Equipment |
2.0 |
| Surface Robots |
2.0 |
| Rover |
0.400 |
| Descent Engine |
3.0 |
| Inflatable Habitats (1.0 ea. x2) |
2.0 |
| IPP Structure |
1.0 |
| Fuel Cells |
17.0 |
| Ion Engines |
3.0 |
| Fuel |
65.1 |
| Miscellaneous |
0.50 |
| Total Mass Launched to LEO |
96.0 tons |
Table 1. Ion Propulsion Payload
The payload for the Nuclear Propulsion Package is shown in the table below:
| Item |
Mass (metric tons) |
| Transfer Habitat |
20.4 |
| Consumables + Oxygen |
10.0 |
| Nuclear Engine |
10.0 |
| Falcon dry mass and ascent stage engine |
6.0 |
| Crew |
0.420 |
| Miscellaneous |
0.500 |
| Suits |
0.409 |
| Surface Habitat |
10.0 |
| Decent stage engine and structure |
10.0 |
| Fuel |
612 |
| Total Mass Launched to LEO |
680 tons |
Table 2. Nuclear Propulsion Payload
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