新型月地空间运输平台概念设计

随着宇航技术的不断发展,月球探索将成为人类的重要活动,地月之间的旅行将变得越来越频繁.但是,目前探索月球的太空旅行费用相当高昂.提出了一种旨在降低地月往返运输成本的新型空间投射-拦截平台概念.它是空间绳系系统、储能系统和空间站系统概念的有机结合.利用该系统有望将现有空间探索能耗水平降低至少一个数量级.阐述了这种新系统的优势及可能遇到的关键技术问题,并初步分析了新系统的可行性.

A New Concept of Moon-Earth Space Transportation Platform

In the future hundreds of years, the moon exploration will become one of the most important human activities, and the travel between earth and moon will be more and more frequent. However, the cost of moon travel to date is enormously high. The paper presents a new concept of space transportation platform as a combination of space tether system, energy storage system and space station system. According to a rough estimate on this system can probably reduce at least 90% of the current cost of transportation from the earth to the moon. The framework of the platform and its key technologies are discussed. Moreover, the feasibility analysis of the new system is conducted.