Cassandras
Background
Whilst Benevectoras was a revolutionary design in terms of providing mass, low cost transport between earth and mars, some complained of the fact that the transfer time was far longer than was appreciated, particularly for passengers. This led the Foundation Society to explore the use of different cycle orbital trajectories for Cassandras, allowing for a 48% reduction in transfer times. Comprising 30 identical settlements, Cassandras was more specifically designed to accomodate large numbers of passangers, with a slight reduction in cargo capacity. However this added quality of transfer vehicle and reduction in transfer time does come with a higher associated cost than the use of Benevectoras (especially as getting to and from the Cassandras orbit requires a large amount of fuel).
Services
- Earth-Mars Passenger Transport - for a price of $2000 per person per day of travel, this cycler allows for luxury and rapid shirtsleeves transport between Earth and Mars
- Tourism - Advertised as the high class method of transport between Earth and Mars, Cassandras has all of the facilities that you would expect to find in a prosperous Earth- based city, as well as a dedicated team of staff who will help guests have the most comfortable possible stay
- On-orbit Construction - Despite primarily being a passenger transport, 10 members of staff are qualified construction equipment operators and can be hired for basic on-orbit construction at a fee of $15,000 per day
Cassandras
Earth-Mars Cycler
Initial Operating Capacity Achieved – 2094
Location – An Earth-Mars cycler orbit with 5 Synodic Periods and 4 Solar Revolutions per Cycle
Population – 30 separate spacecraft, each with 60 staff and up to 500 passengers
This webpage refers to a fictional space settlement which is part of the UK Space Design Competition. No information presented here or implied herefrom should be regarded as factual. Any similarities with real events, places, or persons are purely coincidental.