Moon taxi in single Apollo-style CaLV launch

[arezn99]

<br /> Moon taxi (a variant of LSAM+CEV) in single Apollo-style CaLV launch<br /><br />From ESAS:<br />In regard to lunar outposts, the tentative plan is <br />to fly crewed missions REPEATEDLY to ONE SELECTED SITE <br />and incrementally build upon useful infrastructure left behind after the completion of each mission.<br /><br />I think that a simplified variant of the current ESAS expedition to the Moon can be used <br />to fly crewed missions REPEATEDLY to ONE SELECTED SITE <br />on the Moon (lunar base).<br /><br />Namely, that simplified variant of the current ESAS LOR expedition must be Moon taxi, analogue of Soyuz taxi to ISS which delivers crew and very little cargo. <br />The LSAM of that Moon Taxi must provide a 4-man crew for only 2 days on the Moon. There is no need for more days for a taxi mission!<br /> <br />I guess, in the case of Moon taxi LSAM may be considerably smaller than that of the current EASA expedition and possibly the whole Moon taxi (smaller LSAM+CEV) can be launched by single CaLV! No need for CLV!<br /><br />Your thoughts (and calculations <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />)? <br />

 

[publiusr]

As long as CaLV gets built--fine by me. I don't think we really need the Stick.