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#51 2006-10-23 20:11:02

SpaceNut
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Re: Mars Design & Architecture - ...(how do you visualize it?)

Hitch hike to Mars inside an asteroid

A small population of asteroids pass by both the Earth and Mars in their orbits. So the idea is that a spacecraft containing Mars-bound astronauts could rendezvous with one of these objects as it goes by the Earth and travel with it until it nears the Red Planet.

Burrowing inside an asteroid whose orbit carries it past both the Earth and Mars could protect astronauts from radiation on their way to the Red Planet. The idea is being investigated with funding from NASA.

So whats the best type to use...

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