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Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

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Rapid Earth-<strong>Mars</strong> <strong>Transport</strong>• Reusable Architecture for Round Trip Earth to <strong>Mars</strong> <strong>Transport</strong>• Rapid Transfer Times (90-130 days)INTERPLANETARY TRANSPORT USINGROTATING TETHERSEarth’s gravitationalsphere of influencePayload pick-upTapered tetherLoaded <strong>Tether</strong>Center of massorbitPatch pointSolPatch point<strong>Mars</strong>’ gravitationalsphere of influenceLoaded <strong>Tether</strong>Center of massorbitPayload releaseOriginEscapetrajectoryInterplanetarytrajectoryPayload releaseDestinationInboundtrajectoryTapered tetherPayload captureTUI/MMOSTT 7

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