>>13233202A payload launched that way can't possibly be able to slow down when it reaches Pluto, right?
Also this:
>The final qualification mission for the DSE-HM would be for a crew of two to four to besent to live aboard the DSE-HM for the same duration as the EUFT. This would allow
NASA to have the first unique experience with crewed deep-space flight, and also have
this crew be the furthest human beings to have traveled from Earth since 1970 when
Apollo 13 flew past the moon. The mission objectives being to test the effects of deep
space on humans, as well as perform unique observations from the DSE-HM, creating
the experience needed for future deep-space vehicles. In the event of an emergency
aboard the DSE-HM, the crew would board Orion. If possible, crews would attempt an
EVA to repair problems; however, if repairs are not possible, depending on the phase of
the mission the following would occur: if during the cruise to solar SOI, crews would
enter Orion and perform a direct abort, firing Orion’s engine to slow its trajectory down
so it can return as soon as possible to Earth; if during solar orbit or their descent back to
Earth, crews would enter Orion and fire their engines to expedite their return to Earch.
Imagine being stuck in Orion on a solar orbit for weeks or months on the way back to Earth after direct abort.
