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Discovering the Final Frontier of the 21st Century
An Elastic Counter Pressure Space Suit For The Exploration Of Mars
Comparing NASA and ESA Cost Estimating Methods for Human Missions to Mars
Red Colony
Zubrin, Robert1 (1992)
Methods For Achieving Long Range Mobility On Mars
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This paper discusses alternative methods for enabling human explorers to achieve long range mobility on the surface of Mars. Vehicle types considered include ground rovers, winged and lighter-than air atmospheric vehicles, and suborbital ballistic vehicles making use of rocket propulsion. Energy sources considered for such vehicles include batteries, fuel cells, radioisotope generators, solar photovoltaics, chemical combustion engines, and nuclear reactors. It is found that the production of fuels and propellants out of indigenous Martian resources greatly enhances the potential for long range mobility, so much so that it may be considered the essential central element of any manned Mars exploration strategy.
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Copyright © 1992 by Martin Marietta Corp. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. with permission. Published to the Marspapers archive with permission.
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