Interplanetary Explorer - USS Fearless

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This is a mockup of the USS Fearless Interplanetary Explorer. Its purpose is to provide manned exploration to the Mars, Jupiter and beyond. It will be assembled and launched from low earth orbit. The xenon ion thrusters are low power producing only 0.001 G of thrust. However, the ship can transit to Mars in about a month since it will thrust continuously. The vehicle will accelerate continuously to the turnover point and then decelerate continuously to the in-system station point. Instructions Glue the various parts together with acetone. see assembly picture a stand for this is provided in thing:10544 The *.mac files create the geometry in ANSYS. After meshing each part with SHELL43's it can be converted to an .stl using "ansys_2_stl_cyclic_101024a.mac" provided in thing:5883 to convert from ansys to a .stl file using the following command: ansys_2_stl_cyclic_101024a.mac,'part','cyclic',3