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The First Mission to Mars
A Mars Direct-style mission featuring the Ares V rocket.
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gary2914458 said:
@samysasy419 The long term effects of zero g are well documented from time spent on space stations. The longest continuous time ever spent in zero g is 438 days. Granted, the effects of Martian 0.38g are not well understood, but as long as physical activity is maintained there is little reason t...
The First Mission to Mars
A Mars Direct-style mission featuring the Ares V rocket.
17,004 views
gary2914458 said:
@gary2914458 People have survived in prison, U-boats, long ocean voyages under much worse conditions with little hope of reward afterwards, yet maintained their sanity. The astronauts undertaking this voyage have the promise of exploring a new planet and being greeted at home as heroes. They wi...
The First Mission to Mars
A Mars Direct-style mission featuring the Ares V rocket.
17,004 views
gary2914458 said:
@samysasy419 I won't try to say that the trip to Mars wouldn't be difficult. It will try an astronaut's patience. The hab depicted here is 8 meters in diameter and has two floors. The baseline mission depicted here would carry 4 astronauts. So imagine sharing a small house for 6 months. As s...
The First Mission to Mars
A Mars Direct-style mission featuring the Ares V rocket.
17,004 views
gary2914458 said:
@tlages In the 90s, NASA studied a plan called Mars Semi-Direct with an estimated cost of $55 billion over 10 years. Since NASA currently spends $5 billion a year on the shuttle program, such a mission wouldn't come close to bankrupting a country (of which NASA's budget is only 0.6% of the GDP)....
The First Mission to Mars
A Mars Direct-style mission featuring the Ares V rocket.
17,004 views
gary2914458 said:
@rockstar377 Please keep the bashing out. Asteroids have been a recognized valuable destination for a long time. They may contain valuable resources for further colonization efforts. We know very little of the composition and structure of asteroids, which would be very useful in case we ever h...
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