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Marsman

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Registered: 2005-08-30

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MarsDrive Designs

One of the tasks MarsDrive is engaged in is human mission design for Mars, and recently we have been working on two different designs to merge them together. One is titled "Ready For Mars" and has way too many launches (on a launch vehicle not yet built), while MP4Z is based closer to Falcon Heavy with less launches. The link to the page for these designs is here: http://www.marsdrive.com/Projects/MissionDesign

I'd be happy to have some discussions and ideas proposed if anyone is interested, and we have a new dedicated group on a space dedicated social networking site call Moonmars ( http://moonmars.com/group/marsdrive ) where this design work can flourish better and it has many other groups there also about space settlement, and getting humans to Mars is a big part of that. We were also discussing EDL ideas (Entry, Descent Landing) which revolved around using the smallest possible landers for humans (around 7-8t) and new technologies like hypercones or different shapes etc.

We do want to publish this merged design in the near future, but as a team effort, this is something you can participate in. MarsDrive has already published one peer reviewed design in 2006 called Mars For Less, and a fairly thorough design called "MarsDrive DRM 2.5". I'd be interested to hear your feedback on this anyway, and if you want to participate, feel free to.

Also, in a major change, MarsDrive has adopted a roadmap of steps we are taking to reach our goals, and you can find that here: http://www.marsdrive.com/About/Mission

We are now as part of that program fully supporting groups including the Mars Society with their analogue hab programs as an extra source of fundraising (along with many other steps and areas).

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SpaceNut

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Re: MarsDrive Designs

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