Abstract:

In the future hundreds of years, the moon exploration will become one of the most important human activities, and the travel between earth and moon will be more and more frequent. However, the cost of moon travel to date is enormously high. The article presents a new concept of space transportation platform as a combination of space tether system, energy storage system and space station system. According to a rough estimate on this system can probably reduce at least 90% of the current cost of transportation from the earth to the moon. The framework of the platform and its key technologies are discussed. Moreover, the feasibility analysis of the new system is conducted.

Key words: lunar exploration, launch-receive platform, Moon-Earth space transportation platform