Monday, November 26, 2007

Manned NASA Mars Mission Details Released

During a presentation at "Enabling Exploration: The Lunar Outpost and Beyond," the details of a NASA manned mission to Mars were discussed. The presentation was part of October meeting of NASA's Lunar exploration analysis group. Some of the details include A 400,000kg (880,000lb) Marship would be assembled in orbit using six Acres V cargo launch vehicle flights for a 900-day mission to the red planet, a six to seven month traveling time, and 550 days spent on the surface of Mars.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/11/26/219877/nasa-manned-mars-mission-details-emerge.html

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