Odysseus II

After the successful mission of Odysseus I its successor, the Odysseus II, is the standard spaceship used by humanity to bring both, people and resources, to Mars. Much like the first ship, this one is built at the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

The Living Quarters have more than doubled in size (~300m diameter and two centripetal-force-rings). Also the size of the solar panels has more than doubled due to the increased energy consumption.

To get to Mars this ship has a completely new engine system. Although the NEP (nuclear electric propulsion) is already is use, the size of this one was a big chellange. It is powered by a tritium deuterium fusion reactor and uses xenon as fuel. Both gases are stored in super cooled solid form and heated when needed to reduce storage space.

For surface transport this ship is home to four Hermes II shuttles. These shuttles posses rocket engines with thrust vector systems to land safely and to take off again, enabling multiple flights.