Propulsion system

Article Abstract:

Eight different thrusting systems for a manned Mars rocket are described, including analysis of their roles in several different mission plans.

Discovery and exploration, Spacecraft engines

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The Martian environment

Article Abstract:

Mars is a harsh, flat, surface with widely variable weather conditions, chiefly dust storms that will challenge every piece of gear, and may disrupt solar collection so badly that a nuclear reactor needs to be flown in on the cargo lander.

Design and construction, Spacecraft, Martian atmosphere, Planetary atmospheres, Planets

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Martian rope trick

Article Abstract:

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is planning to land a Mini Cooper, a rover of about the same size and weight, on Mars in 2010. A brief description about how it would work and of what it would be made are described, which includes totally new methods that are never used before.

United States, Product development, Strategy & planning, Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, Company business planning

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