Alright… Callisto. The fourth of the Galilean moons, I think its an underrated destination, cause not many people goes there, and it’s a very interesting location, well, at least I find it very interesting.
To be honest I haven’t much to Callisto, I’m pretty sure I have sent less than 4 missions there, and not all were even manned. So, this mission will be a large-scale tour to Callisto, with the purpose of exploring the moon in close detail, and unravel its secrets.
Let’s get started!
To explore the surface of Callisto, we need a small base on its surface, so our astronauts can work more comfortably, as well as a rover to provide mobility around the surface. We also need satellites to communicate with Earth, and to scan the surface.
We will also need an orbital module to remain in space around the moon, and of course a lot of fuel to bring all this to Jupiter. I will go for a direct transfer to Jupiter, cause its much easier than to use gravity assistances, especially with the new navigation system. That also requires fuel.
However, this fuel is still not enough (at least I thought it didn’t). We need even MORE fuel (No, I’m not going to spam fuel tanks, I’ll just pack enough to travel comfortably).
This launch will be made by a reusable rocket, my new Galilea III, a 1.5 revamp of the Galilea II. This rocket can carry 500 tons to orbit, and everything, except the fairing, returns to Earth safely.
I used a couple of drones to install the auxiliary fuel tanks on the JTS.
Next one is the Callisto Orbital and Earth Return Stage (COERS). This launch will also be made by a reusable Galilea III rocket.
Alright, now its time to send the lander with the crew and depart! I think I’ll send 4 astronauts on this mission. 2 of them will be on Callisto’s surface and the other 2 will remain in orbit.
Delivering crew is the job of a shuttle. So, my STS Stalwart Chimera will take it.
Alright, the ship is ready, time to depart!
And we’re here!
One satellite will follow a prograde orbit, while the other one will follow a retrograde orbit, they will both circularize around the moon at 50 km, the orbital module will remain at 35 km.
Once the surface scan has been completed and mission control has selected the best location to land, its time to deploy the surface module.
Anyway, I wouldn’t call this an awesome base, its just a little habitat so our astronauts can feel a little bit more comfortable than inside the lander.
Next up is the exploration of Callisto, but that will be for tomorrow. Yep, I’m tired of writing, guys, tomorrow I’ll post the rest of the mission.
Thank you all for reading what I have so far!
To be honest I haven’t much to Callisto, I’m pretty sure I have sent less than 4 missions there, and not all were even manned. So, this mission will be a large-scale tour to Callisto, with the purpose of exploring the moon in close detail, and unravel its secrets.
Let’s get started!
To explore the surface of Callisto, we need a small base on its surface, so our astronauts can work more comfortably, as well as a rover to provide mobility around the surface. We also need satellites to communicate with Earth, and to scan the surface.
We will also need an orbital module to remain in space around the moon, and of course a lot of fuel to bring all this to Jupiter. I will go for a direct transfer to Jupiter, cause its much easier than to use gravity assistances, especially with the new navigation system. That also requires fuel.
However, this fuel is still not enough (at least I thought it didn’t). We need even MORE fuel (No, I’m not going to spam fuel tanks, I’ll just pack enough to travel comfortably).
This launch will be made by a reusable rocket, my new Galilea III, a 1.5 revamp of the Galilea II. This rocket can carry 500 tons to orbit, and everything, except the fairing, returns to Earth safely.
I used a couple of drones to install the auxiliary fuel tanks on the JTS.
Next one is the Callisto Orbital and Earth Return Stage (COERS). This launch will also be made by a reusable Galilea III rocket.
Alright, now its time to send the lander with the crew and depart! I think I’ll send 4 astronauts on this mission. 2 of them will be on Callisto’s surface and the other 2 will remain in orbit.
Delivering crew is the job of a shuttle. So, my STS Stalwart Chimera will take it.
Alright, the ship is ready, time to depart!
And we’re here!
One satellite will follow a prograde orbit, while the other one will follow a retrograde orbit, they will both circularize around the moon at 50 km, the orbital module will remain at 35 km.
Once the surface scan has been completed and mission control has selected the best location to land, its time to deploy the surface module.
Anyway, I wouldn’t call this an awesome base, its just a little habitat so our astronauts can feel a little bit more comfortable than inside the lander.
Next up is the exploration of Callisto, but that will be for tomorrow. Yep, I’m tired of writing, guys, tomorrow I’ll post the rest of the mission.
Thank you all for reading what I have so far!
