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Human exploration of MarsNovel approaches to the human exploration of Mars are considered with emphasis on a space suit design, extraterrestrial surface mobility, and water supply. A possible way of transporting personnel on the surface of Mars uses a suborbital rocket that will hop from one site to the next, refuelling each time it lands and giving the Martian explorers effective global mobility. Telepresence could be used to avoid limiting the people on Mars to a small exploration area as a result of a lack of transportation infrastructure. Drawings and photographs are included.
Document ID
19910055062
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gwynne, Owen
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mckay, Chris
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Zubrin, Robert
(Martin Marietta Astronautics Group Denver, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Spaceflight
Volume: 33
ISSN: 0038-6340
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
91A39685
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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