Exploration of Mars

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When are we going to colonize Mars? I previously reviewed the Exploration_of_Mars wikipedia entry. In my opinion with some initiative we could launch the initial unmanned "Earth Return Vehicle" (ERV) at  the end of this year….

A manned mission would have to overcome the common challenges. A large scale commercial expedition would probably succeed in putting a manned colony on Mars in February 2012.

 

There are several key challenges that a human mission to Mars must overcome:

1. physical effects of exposure to high-energy cosmic rays and other ionizing radiation^[1]
2. physical effects of a prolonged low-gravity environment
3. physical effects of a prolonged low-light environment
4. psychological effects of isolation from Earth
5. psychological effects of lack of community due to lack of real-time connections with Earth
6. social effects of several humans living under crowded conditions for over one earth year
7. inaccessibility of terrestrial medical facilities

 

 

 

The Case for Mars

"Case for Mars" is also the name of a series of conferences held at the University of Colorado in Boulder between 1981 and 1996, advocating human exploration of Mars and developing technology and mission concepts to do so.

The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must is a nonfiction science book by Robert Zubrin, first published in 1996. Richard Wagner worked as a supporting author.

The book details Zubrin's Mars Direct plan to make the first human landing on Mars.

 

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