Sunday, October 21, 2018

Aldrin Cycler

Second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, conceived this concept.

The advantage is that it uses much less fuel.  Perhaps one disadvantage that I see is that you must stay on Mars for a very long time.  It might take five years or more to go through the cycle so that a crew can make a return journey home to Earth.

Obviously, I still don't understand this concept completely.  However, I think this is a valid concern, because there is no way it can be less than two synodic periods.  This means at least five years, and probably more.

Five years is a very long time.


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