: Donald Rapp
: Human Missions to Mars Enabling Technologies for Exploring the Red Planet
: Springer-Verlag
: 9783540729396
: 1
: CHF 124.00
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: Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik
: English
: 520
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This book presents a highly readable yet realistic view of the possibilities for human missions to Mars. It provides for the first time a 'level-headed' assessment of plans for human exploration of Mars to counteract the tendency of space agencies to take an over-optimistic approach to such interplanetary missions. The author presents a detailed analysis of why, in his opinion, the current NASA approach will fail to send humans to Mars before 2080.

Contents 5
Preface 15
Figures 17
Tables 22
Abbreviations and acronyms 25
1 Why explore Mars? 32
2 Planning space campaigns and missions 43
3 Getting there and back 56
4 Critical Mars misson elements 113
5 In situ utilization of indigenous resources 176
6 Mars mission analysis 264
7 How NASA is dealing with return to the Moon 317
8 Why the NASA approach will likely fail to send humans to Mars prior to c. 2080357
Appendix A 395
Appendix B414
Appendix C469
Index 536