DocM Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Presented at the 2011 International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in Huntsville. A long but enjoyable illustrated PDF. http://www.nss.org/settlement/mars/AccessToMars.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intersect Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 this is just a testing ground to send the terrorists to isnt it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Thanks so much for this Doc, I owe you big time! this is an amazing presentation that speaks the truth! I was literally moved, and i'm only on page three. Will read the entire thing but at over 100 pages it might take a while, might serve as good reading material on an actual flight to Mars. This really make me cry like a baby with joy, i'm proud to be human when I read stuff like this. Also, this part is so true. This is why the Apollo missions were a failure. Not the ****ing Van Allen belts: Rational for avoiding ? Flags and Footprints? Missions ? F&F is a dead end road. If you build a "flags and footprints" (non-re-usable) architecture, then all you will get is a short series of flags and footprints missions. Period. This path is not sustainable due to the continuing high cost of building replacement vehicles. ? There could be a very long gap afterward before Human Mars exploration is resumed, just like the one after Apollo. ? This creates a risk of loss of public interest and support similar to the post-Apollo period. ? It creates no Mars infrastructure usable for future missions. ? It is inefficient and produces relatively few scientific results for the money spent. ? (The most important Mars Direct Concepts ? such as equipment pre-positioning and using local materials - are very useful for many kinds of missions). Thanks Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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