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A strategy for Mars: The case for Mars III - Keynote address

James C. Fletcher

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Plans for defining a Mars mission and developing the technologies needed for a Mars mission are discussed. The information about Mars obtained from the Viking mission is reviewed. The establishment of a lunar base and the role of such a base in a manned mission to Mars are examined. The problems of a long-term mission in microgravity, the possible development of artificial gravity, the Mars Sample Return mission, and various scenarios for a manned mission to Mars are considered.

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Plans for defining a Mars mission and developing the technologies needed for a Mars mission are discussed. The information about Mars obtained from the Viking mission is reviewed. The establishment of a lunar base and the role of such a base in a manned mission to Mars are examined. The problems of a long-term mission in microgravity, the possible development of artificial gravity, the Mars Sample Return mission, and various scenarios for a manned mission to Mars are considered.

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Plans for defining a Mars mission and developing the technologies needed for a Mars mission are discussed. The information about Mars obtained from the Viking mission is reviewed. The establishment of a lunar base and the role of such a base in a manned mission to Mars are examined. The problems of a long-term mission in microgravity, the possible development of artificial gravity, the Mars Sample Return mission, and various scenarios for a manned mission to Mars are considered.

Key concepts: Mars Exploration Program, Exploration of Mars, Astrobiology, Mars landing, Aeronautics, Aerospace engineering, Remote sensing, Environmental science

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