Salamander
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The Salamander
| Dry mass: | 120 metric tons |
| Fuel capacity: | 60 metric tons |
| Wingspan: | 48.75 meters |
| Length: | 48.78 m |
| Height (gear up): | 6.01 m |
| Height (gear down): | 7.57 m |
| Lifting capacity Earth to LEO: | 70 metric tons or 60 passengers |
| Lifting capacity Earth to Moon: | 25 metric tons plus 15 passengers, or 40 metric tons |
| Cargo configuration: | Up to 6 TEU units in any combination
(mass limited by mission profile) |
| Summary: | Launch from Earth to LEO up to 1200 km circular orbit. Optionally load with additional cargo for return to Earth. |
| Crew: | 2 pilots and 1 flight engineer |
| Cargo capacity (Earth to LEO): | 6 TEU containers, up to 70 tons total cargo mass |
| Cargo capacity (LEO to Earth): | 6 TEU containers, up to 30 tons total cargo mass |
| Length: | 5-10 days, depending upon launch window |
| Emergency life support reserve: | 4-5 weeks |
Earth passenger mission profile:
- Summary: Transport passengers from Earth to LEO and back.
- Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 flight surgeon or medical officer, 2 passenger liaisons (flight attendants)
- Passenger capacity: Up to 60 passengers in g-couch luxury seating. Special 6-TEU short-term passenger transport unit required.
- Length: 12 hours nominal launch-to-rendezvous, 8 days docked (6 months if in safe-mode), 12 hours from undock to touchdown
- Emergency life support reserve: 2 weeks for 60 passengers
Earth-to-Moon transport mission profile:
- Summary: Transport passengers and cargo from Earth to Moon
- Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer
- Additional crew if carrying passengers: 1 flight surgeon or medical officer, 2 passenger liaisons (flight attendants)
- Passenger capacity: Up to 15 passengers in coach seating. Special 2-TEU medium-term passenger transport unit required.
- Cargo capacity: 2 TEU/25 tons total (4 TEU/ if no passenger transport unit)
- Required cargo: 1 fuel TEU, 1 life support services TEU
- Length: 7 days from Earth launch to Moon landing
- Emergency life support reserve: 3 weeks max for 15 passengers
Moon-to-LEO transport mission profile:
- Summary: Transport passengers and cargo from Moon to Earth
- Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer
- Additional crew if carrying passengers: 1 flight surgeon or medical officer, 2 passenger liaisons (flight attendants)
- Passenger capacity: Up to 15 passengers in coach seating. Special 2-TEU medium-term passenger transport unit required.
- Cargo capacity: 2 TEU containers (4 if no passenger transport unit)
- Required cargo: 1 fuel TEU, 1 life support services TEU
- Length: 7 days from Earth launch to Moon landing
- Emergency life support reserve: 3 weeks max for 15 passengers