Point to point sub-orbital transportation as rapid response after asteroids impact

Abstract

In the first decade of 21st century, there was a frequently enhanced key word: Disaster. Complex disasters (especially earthquakes) various in scales and intensity are increasing yearly. However, disaster also comes from highly potential asteroid impact. After the impact, it may simultaneously cause destructive tsunami, intensive earthquakes and meteorological change that current surface supplies transportation, which mostly still utilizes infrastructure that may be heavily damaged by the impact, will consequently reach its limitation on this issue for providing effective emergency response. Aftermath of impact claims revolutionary solution for supply transportation. The emergency response and supply delivery over a considerable distance are requested for future worse scenario. As a result, this paper reveals a concept of adopting point to point sub-orbital transportation has highly potential contribution to convey supplies to achieve humanitarian mission with surpassing nations’ context during the worst disaster case after asteroid impact. As an extended application of current sub-orbital transportation research, the purpose of this paper is: to introduce suborbital transportation concept as rapid response of supply logistics with solutions suggested integrating it into current framework of humanitarian emergency response regulations. This research uses SWOT analysis for taking its first step to shape expectable strategy establishment and valuable contribution on disaster’s issue. Furthermore, the research includes basic design of 2 types of reentry vehicles which are capable of transporting key cargo (emergency supplies) and deployable facilities (including inflatable structure to make a primary shelter or temporary medical center and a regenerative fuel-cell with solar power system for providing electricity, clean water and liquid waste solution) which use parachutes and rotors gently descend to the stricken area. A fleet of reentry vehicles play essential role as a component to the place of distress, they are also designed to cooperate following local forces as a command center, energy source and hygiene management to provide first aid.