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With a center of gravity slightly offset from the vehicle centerline, descent loads could be kept below 4 Gs, safe enough for astronauts returning from long-duration stays on the International Space Station common sense
Space Plane Idea for Laug Haul Flights Resurrected by Virgin - NASA Watch 2009
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The habitats, environmental control and life support systems and other supporting systems for long-duration spaceflight could be picked up and used by commercial entities for commercial space stations and orbiting tourist destinations.
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Another is a long-duration Venus rover mission, which could be facilitated by offloading temperature-sensitive electronics, which provide high-order control functions, to the crew and computers aboard the orbiting IRHAX spacecraft.
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The IRHAX approach avoids the need for these additional elements, and frees up resources to augment science activities on the surface, such as development of robotic landers, long-duration rovers and mobile laboratories, and sophisticated instrument packages.
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I selected Venus mostly as a conveniently nearby target that would enable a field test of several technologies such as aerobraking and, yes, long-duration life support that would ultimately be used on the Mars mission.
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What about radiations, long-duration missions, autonomy of a reduced crew, exploration of Martian atmosphere, all bio-related technologies, etc ...
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The most promising near tech I know of would be long-duration Centaur upgrades that would enable them to be tugs and fuel depots.
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Extended-stay hotels cater to long-duration guests by offering two- and three-room suites with kitchenettes.
Making a Chain Feel Homier Kris Hudson 2011
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Health/Medicine: IRHAX involves long-duration missions in 0-g, and for this reason, accelerates the need for better understanding of human health and countermeasures.
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This would also pertain to the life support systems and other technologies needed for long-duration human spaceflight.
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