UK team designs human mission to Mars

Re:UK team designs human mission to Mars by harrytuttle on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:41AM (#6095068)

I think we're proposing these Mars missions too soon. We need to concentrate on producing propulsion systems and shielding systems that get us there and back fast and safely first.

I'm not talking about some starship enterprise, but something a little meatier than a glorified coke can.

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Re:UK team designs human mission to Mars by vitno on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:47AM (#6095088)

Both of those are solved problems, and actually have been for quite a while.

You should check out the Mars Direct plan proposed by Robert Zubrin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Direct

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Re:UK team designs human mission to Mars by homeomorphic on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @09:53AM (#6096151)

A nice exhibition of Mars Direct can be seen in the documentary The Mars Underground [1]. There's also Zubrin's book [2].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDWvsdEYSqg (I don't know the copyright status of this, but it's been on YouTube for well over a year with many views).

[2] Robert Zubrin. The Case for Mars.

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Re:UK team designs human mission to Mars by harrytuttle on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @04:58AM (#6095108)

Thanks and as usual, canned by Obama.

Perhaps the private sector can take this one on?

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Re:UK team designs human mission to Mars by moocowduckquack on Wednesday July 24, 2013 @05:47AM (#6095227)

That was the constellation program, which was mainly a return to the moon. A commitment to NASA visiting Mars was kept.

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