...showing how humans could explore space, from a wheel-shaped station in orbit to a fleet of moonships, and later a mission to Mars. There can be no doubt that they succeeded spectacularly in showing a US public, whose lives had been dominated by Korea...
... context of a lunar base camp and planned missions to Mars. With the emergence of new space industries and...a conflicting manner, possibly manipulated by nature or technology. On Mars, humans would experience a gloomy red/orange landscape with limited ...
...building and detailed selection strategies impractical. These are challenges that will be difficult to address until human missions to Mars begin. Public health It is absolutely essential that threats to human health are identified early and prepared...
...use, and would establish the foundation for an eventual mission to Mars and perhaps beyond. ISRU is needed to achieve this... life-forms It seems likely that early lunar return missions and Mars landings will still need to rely on Earth-manufactured ...
...set of problems that must be solved for a successful crewed mission to Mars and back. Chalk and cheese A journey to the Moon ...Earth-reliant and dependent on re-supply flights. For a Mars mission of two years or more, astronauts will have to be ...
... the Habitat to be retrieved via an SEP tug and reused in the future, either in cis-lunar space or on a subsequent mission to Mars. Planning ahead for sufficient residual propellant provides some radiation shielding for the return journey, allows...