Method for reducing the weight of fuel on board an interplanetary mission

摘要

Method for reducing the mass of fuel embarked on an interplanetary mission, characterized in that it consists: - to launch (10a) a first spacecraft orbiter (1) from the ground in a first interplanetary trajectory (31, 33) to a planet destination explore -then throw (10b) a second spacecraft orbiter (2) from the earth in a second interplanetary trajectory (32, 34) to a meeting (38), the second interplanetary trajectory not phase comprising placing in orbit around the planet destination, - in recovering a load to be transported and load it into the first spacecraft orbiter (1), - to bring back the first spacecraft orbiter (1) and the load from the planet destination until the meeting point (38), - in establishing a link (14) of the two orbiter spacecraft (1, 2); - to bring back at least to the second spacecraft orbiter (2) and the load from the meeting place (38) to Earth orbit (41).