[Space, Spaceships] Total ΔV for Interplanetary Travel

[DaltonS]

Originally Posted by Anthony

The Oberth effect applies at both ends (it's not reverse).

Mars Ve is 3.1 mps making Vo = 2.19, so ΔV = sqrt(3.1^2 + 1.6^2) - 2.19 = 1.3 mps. That makes the total ΔV for the trip = 2.27 + 0.6 + 1.3 = 4.17 mps, which according to my ΔV calculator spreadsheet would take 10 tanks of fuel with a TL8 NTR.

Dalton “did I get this right?” Spence