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ok, let's get back to those Mars mission ideas. here's an idea from Peter Hague maximizing starship efficiency using a continuously increasing group of sun-orbiting starships as regular ferries to the red planet:

initially, the mission to Mars would carry 250 people on 5 Starships, each designed for different roles. one ship will carry all the crew, maximizing space for living quarters, while the others serve as space-only vehicles, cutting down on mass for the journey

ok, let's get back to those Mars mission ideas. here's an idea from Peter Hague maximizing starship efficiency using a continuously increasing group of sun-orbiting starships as regular ferries to the red planet:

initially, the mission to Mars would carry 250 people on 5 Starships, each designed for different roles. one ship will carry all the crew, maximizing space for living quarters, while the others serve as space-only vehicles, cutting down on mass for the journey
https://x.com/peterrhague/status/1832793121945460766

once the mission reaches Mars, the four space-only Starships won’t go to waste. they enter a clever ‘cycler orbit,’ an idea originally proposed by Buzz Aldrin. this orbit allows the ships to loop back to Earth and be reused for future Mars missions. over time, these Starships become a reliable ferry system between Earth and Mars, significantly reducing costs and expanding accessibility.

with each mission, the fleet grows, paving the way for a sustainable and scalable approach to interplanetary travel.

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once the mission reaches Mars, the four space-only Starships won’t go to waste. they enter a clever ‘cycler orbit,’ an idea originally proposed by Buzz Aldrin. this orbit allows the ships to loop back to Earth and be reused for future Mars missions. over time, these Starships become a reliable ferry system between Earth and Mars, significantly reducing costs and expanding accessibility.

with each mission, the fleet grows, paving the way for a sustainable and scalable approach to interplanetary travel.
https://x.com/peterrhague/status/1832793128513814731

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those are the ones that never make reentry into an atmosphere, so once they are launched, they remain in space and are used as ferries / cargo ships while other ships are configured for atmospheric flight

I like that the word “mini space station” was used. 

I’m having some difficulty understanding what space-only vehicles mean tho.