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Fast transit: Mars and beyond

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2019

The goal of this project was to determine a method for crewed fast transit using continuous acceleration to reduce the mission length from eighteen months to weeks. This will minimize exposure to radiation and microgravity for human travelers. I[...]

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The human factor in a mission to mars

Konrad Szocik, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Space and Society | 2019

A manned mission to Mars is faced with challenges and topics that may not be obvious but of great importance and challenging for such a mission. This is the first book that collects contributions from scholars in various fields, from astronomy a[...]

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Next stop Mars : the why, how, and when of human missions

Giancarlo Genta, Author | Cham : Springer | 2017

This book covers the possible manned mission to Mars first discussed in the 1950s and still a topic of much debate, addressing historic and future plans to visit the Red Planet. Considering the environmental dangers and the engineering and desig[...]

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Mars via the Moon : the next giant leap

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2016

Momentum is building for a return to the Moon. NASA's international partners on the International Space Station are in favour of returning to the lunar surface, as are India and China. The horizon goal may be Mars, but the political, funding and[...]

Exploration and engineering : the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the quest for Mars /

Erik M. Conway, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2015

Beginning in the 1990s and continuing through the Mars Phoenix mission of 2007, JPL led the way in engineering an impressive, rapidly evolving succession of Mars orbiters and landers, including roving robotic vehicles whose successful deploymen[...]

Mission Mars : India's quest for the Red Planet /

Ajey Lele, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology | 2014

The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question 'Why Mars?' seeks various respon[...]

Mission Mars : India's quest for the Red Planet /

Ajey Lele, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology | 2014

The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question 'Why Mars?' seeks various respon[...]

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Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP): a proven, growth technology for "fast transit" human missions to Mars

Stanley K. Borowski, Author ; David R. McCurdy, Author ; Thomas W. Packard, Author | [S.l.] : NASA | NASA TM | 2014

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Reaching for the stars : India's journey to Mars and beyond /

Pallava Bagla, Author ; Subhadra Menon, Author | New Delhi (India) : Bloomsbury Publishing | 2014

Why Mars : NASA and the politics of space exploration /

W. Henry Lambright, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2014

Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and detailed look at the long trail of robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. This is an excellent review of the politics and policies behind NASA's multi-decade quest at ex[...]

Why Mars : NASA and the politics of space exploration /

W. Henry Lambright, Author | Baltimore (United States) : The Johns Hopkins University Press | New series in NASA history | 2014

Author W. Henry Lambright has written an absorbing and detailed look at the long trail of robotic Mars exploration program from its origins to today. This is an excellent review of the politics and policies behind NASA's multi-decade quest at ex[...]

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Mars science laboratory

John P. Grotzinger, Editor ; Ashwin Vasavada, Editor ; C. T. Russell, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2013

Mars-X : human exploration of Mars from Martian orbit

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2013

The Mars-X project identifies the problems associated with sending humans to Phobos as a preliminary step to explore Mars, instead of missions to the Moon and Near-Earth Asteroids. Mars-X combines the intermediate goals of a low gravity asteroid[...]

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Mission to mars : my vision for space exploration /

Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Leonard David, Author | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2013

Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind's first landing of Apollo 11-- and as an aerospace [...]

Mission to mars : my vision for space exploration /

Buzz Aldrin, Author ; Leonard David, Author | [S.l.] : National Geographic Society | 2013

Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during mankind's first landing of Apollo 11-- and as an aerospace [...]

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Colonizing Mars : the human mission to the red planet

Joel S. Levine, Editor ; Rudolf Schild, Editor | Cambridge (United States) : Cosmology Science Publishers | 2012

MASH : deployable emergency shelter on Mars

Sandra Hauplik-Meusburger, Author ; Polina Petrova, Author | Vienna (Austria) : Vienna University of Technology; Institute of Architecture and Design; Department for Building Construction and Design | 2012/2013

This booklet introduces all presented projects done by the Master 2012 students of the Architecure program and show their vision of a emergency shelters design concept

Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

Use of extraterrestrial resources for human space missions to moon or mars

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2012

This book examines the reality rather than the ream of In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using all the available data as well as the author's own extensive knowledge, it carries out approximate estimates of the costs of implementing ISRU on [...]

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CHARM : cooperation of humans and robots for Mars

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2011

The CHARM team investigates Mars exploration objectives, robotic capabilities, and the interaction between humans and robots. Based on the goals of various space agencies, this report selects an exploration objective for the time 2015 and 2035, [...]

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Martian summer : robot arms, cowboy spacemen, and my 90 days with the Phoenix Mars Mission

Andrew Kessler, Author | New York (United States) : Pegasus Books | 2011

The author chronicles the three months he spent in Mission Control for NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission, a project that lead to the discovery of liquid water on Mars, as well as a giant frozen ocean trapped beneath the planet's north pole.

The ISECG Reference Architecture for Human Lunar Exploration : summary report

ISECG International Architecture Working Group, Issuing body | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 2010

This document can be used to inform preparatory planning and decision-making within participating agencies. It represents a concrete step towards realizing the vi-sion of the Global Exploration Strategy, which identified the Moon as one of the k[...]

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The scientific exploration of Mars

Frederic W. Taylor | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2010

The dawn of Mars exploration -- The first space missions to Mars -- After Viking : the twenty-year hiatus -- The modern era -- The origin and evolution of planet Mars -- The changing climate of Mars -- The search for life -- The future of the un[...]

Trailblazing Mars : NASA's next giant leap

Pat Duggins | [S.l.] : University Press of Florida | 2010

Prologue -- Mariner sets sail -- The space race to Mars -- Reheating the leftovers of Apollo -- Viking, NASA's "gold bug" -- The twenty-year gap -- The shuttle's long good-bye -- Pioneers past and present -- The Moon, one baby step -- The new "[...]

Access Mars : accessing cave capabilities establishing specific solutions

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2009

After initial steps on the Moon, our next challenge is to explore the solar system. Mars shows potential for both scientific discovery and future human settlement [...]. Currently proposed Mars missions have identified a number of challenges suc[...]

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Human exploration of Mars design reference architecture 5.0

Bret G. Drake, Editor | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA SP | 2009

The Science Mission and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorates were in the process of defining future Mars robotic missions as well as fundamental research activities related to future human exploration missions. Recognizing the need for an u[...]

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Mars express : the scientific investigations

K. Fletcher, Editor ; European Space Agency., Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2009

Mars : prospective energy and material resources

Viorel Badescu, Editor | New York, NY : Springer | 2009

This book investigates the possibilities and limitations of various systems supplying manned bases on Mars with energy and other vital resources

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Mars : a cosmic stepping stone

Kevin Nolan | [S.l.] : Copernicus Books | 2008

Mars : a treasure trove of information on the emergence of life a cosmic heritage with Earth a planet water-rich, implying a geochemical setting coductive to life

Russian planetary exploration : history, development, legacy, prospects

Brian Harvey | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007