Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
As long duration, manned missions to Mars are studied for feasibility, the requirements to maintain a crew for two years in hostile environments while allowing productive and necessary work to occur, quickly becomes a driving force. Based on a mission scenario developed in the Explorations Program Office at the Johnson Space, the Initial Mars Habitat (IMH) explores one solution to providing a six person crew with the necessary hardware, logistics and environment to support a 500 day Martian surface stay. Many key issues drove the development of this initial concept; crew safety, logistics resupply, crew productivity and several critical mission element assumptions such as the limitations of a surface lander. Consideration of expansion beyond the first mission to an enhanced capability base was also integrated into the development of the IMH.
Keywords:
ASTRONAUTICS (GENERAL)
Type:
AIAA PAPER 93-0960
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AIAA, AHS, and ASEE, Aerospace Design Conference; Feb 16, 1993 - Feb 19, 1993; Irvine, CA; United States|; 12 p.
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