Glomar Explorer

Digging even deeper into the archive of Centauri Spaceworks, here is another vehicle from the beginning of Centauri Spaceworks:  the Glomar Explorer.  The Glomar Explorer was the first major interplanetary vehicle constructed by Centauri Spaceworks.  It was designed for a long duration mission exploring planets.

The Glomar Explorer could carry a total of 4 planetary exploration vehicles, either the LOK, Apollo CSM, LK Lander, or Lunar Module.  These would be used to decent to the surface of different planets.  The photo above has been annotated to show where the two additional landing craft would be docked.

The Glomar Explorer was constructed prior to Centauri Spaceworks having a long term presence in space.  STA and MSS were still in their original configurations and no other stations had been constructed.  Without significant space infrastructure, the Glomar Explorer was stationed in HOMm orbit in between missions.   The crew would be sent in an Orion capsule that would dock at the rear of the ship.  This same capsule would then be used to return the crew to HOM when the mission was complete.