Nov
28
BBC: NASA Outlines 30-month Mission to Mars
Looks like the BBC is first with details on NASA’s thoughts for sending men to Mars, as outlined in a meeting in Texas.
According to the Beeb, the space agency sees sending what it calls a “minimal” crew to the Red Planet for a 30-month round trip. A 880,000lb ship would be assembled in Earth orbit, with pieces ferried up by heavy Ares V rockets.
Once built, the ship would be be powered through its seven to eight month trip with an “advanced cryogenic fuel propulsion…
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