Manned mission to Mars

2009-07-05T09:47:12Z

JonClarke: /* Proposed Mars Expeditions */

A manned expedition to the planet [[Mars]] is an idea which has long been a mainstay of science fiction. Several serious proposals for real Mars expeditions have been presented as well. A manned Mars expedition has been promoted by the [[Mars Society]] since its inception, and has been proposed by various people since before the beginning of the [[Space Age]].

==Proposed Mars Expeditions==

A complete count of the people who have stated "We should send people to Mars", studied methods & technologies that could be used to accomplish that end, and even attempted to raise money to fund such an expedition, would be well beyond the scope of any single online article. Arbitrarily restricting oneself only to those publicly submitted proposals supported by comprehensive engineering analysis of the entire mission infrastructure (including cost and implementation) shortens the list to a few dozen. Few of these were ever attempted and none was successfully accomplished. However, thanks to the depths of analysis (and in some cases preparations) undergone for each, they could provide an instructive starting point for successful plans.

* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/vonn1952.htm Das Marsprojekt]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mpk.htm MPK (Martian Piloted Complex)]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/vonn1956.htm The Exploration of Mars]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stus1957.htm Stuhlinger 1957]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/tmk1.htm TMK-1 Flyby]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/bonhicle.htm Bono Vehicle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mars1960.htm NASA Lewis Study]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/tmke.htm TMK-E]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/empronic.htm Project EMPIRE Aeroneutronics Flyby]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/empamics.htm Project EMPIRE General Dynamics Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/empkheed.htm Project EMPIRE Lockheed Flyby]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stus1962.htm NASA Stuhlinger 1962]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/fagition.htm Faget Mars Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mavr.htm MaVR (Mars-Venera)]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/trwmars.htm TRW Mars Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/proeimos.htm Project Diemos]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/umpnvair.htm Project UMPIRE Convair Study]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/umpuglas.htm Project UMPIRE Douglas/General Dynamics Study]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/morflyby.htm MORL (Manned Orbiting Research Laboratory) Flyby]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/flem.htm FLEM]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/flem.htm KK Space Complex]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/imis1968.htm IMIS]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mek.htm MEK (Mars Expeditionary Complex]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/vonn1969.htm Von Braun's 1969 Mars Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/nasn1971.htm NASA 1971 Mars Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/nasn1971.htm MK-700]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/nasn1971.htm Energia's Mars 1986]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/plan1983.htm Planetary Society Mars Expedition]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/casarsii.htm The Case for Mars II Expedition Plan]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/laghicle.htm Lagrangian Interplanetary Shuttle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/piontier.htm Pioneering the Space Frontier]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/rideport.htm The Ride Report]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marn1988.htm Mars Evolution 1988]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marion88.htm Mars Expedition 88]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/phoion88.htm Phobos Expedition 88]
* [[90 Day Report|The 90 Day Report]]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mars1989.htm Mars 1989]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marn1989.htm Mars Evolution 1989]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marion89.htm Mars Expedition 1989]
* [[Mars Direct]]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mart1991.htm Mars Semi-Direct]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stcbrake.htm STCAEM (Space Transfer Concepts and Analyses for Exploration Missions) Study Aerobrake Vehicle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stcemnep.htm STCAEM Study NEP Vehicle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stcemntr.htm STCAEM Study NTR Vehicle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/stcemsep.htm STCAEM Study SEP Vehicle]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/synstudy.htm Space Exploration Initiative Synthesis Study]
* DRM-I ([[Design Reference Mission]] I)]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/mars1994.htm Mars 1994]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/athena.htm Athena Flyby]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/athena.htm DRM 3]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/comssion.htm Combo Lander Mission]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/desn4ntr.htm DRM 4.0]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/desn4sep.htm DRM 4 SEP]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/duassion.htm Dual Lander Mission]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marssion.htm Mars Society Mission]
* [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/marpost.htm Marpost]
* [http://www.spacenow.ca/images/SLV%20Essay%20-%20The%20Space%20Review.pdf Mars for Less]
* [http://www.marssociety.org.au/library/willson-et-al.pdf Mars Oz]
* [[Mars Homestead Project]]

==Miscellaneous==

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