ORBITAL OPERATIONS


Passenger and resupply flights will make up the majority of the total amount of Reentry Vehicles (RVs) needed for orbital ops. The other shuttles will bring up rocket propellant.

Table 1 provides a breakdown of the 30 RV flights needed for orbital operations.

ITEM

UNITS

RVs

PASSENGER

12

12

RESUPPLY

8

4

ROCKET SHIP OV REFILL

8

8

MOON SHIP OV REFILL

6

6

TOTAL


30

Table 1: Space Shuttles needed for orbital operations

The propellant will be used to fill the Orbital Vehicles (OVs) used for the Moon Ship and Rocket Ship tourism packages.

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