![]() DST would comprise an Orion spacecraft and a propelled habitation module | |
Mission type | Crewed Mars orbiter |
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Operator | NASA |
Mission duration | 1–3 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 100 metric tons[1][2][3] |
BOL mass | Habitat: 48 tons (includes 21 tons Habitat with 26.5 tons cargo[1]) Electric propulsion system: 24 tons[1] Chemical propellant: 16 tons[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | Suggested shakedown: 2027[4] Potential Mars launch: 2037[5] |
Rocket | Space Launch System (SLS) |
Launch site | LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center |
Transponders | |
Band | Dual: radio and laser comm[4][6] |
Bandwidth | Ka band[6] |
The Deep Space Transport (DST), also called Mars Transit Vehicle,[6] is a crewed interplanetary spacecraft concept by NASA to support science exploration missions to Mars of up to 1,000 days.[4][2][7] It would be composed of two elements: an Orion capsule and a propelled habitation module.[3] As of late 2019, the DST is still a concept to be studied, and NASA has not officially proposed the project in an annual U.S. federal government budget cycle.[5][8][9] The DST vehicle would depart and return from the Lunar Gateway to be serviced and reused for a new Mars mission.[2][10][11]
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