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Mars_B4_Moon

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NASA updates exploration objectives

https://spacenews.com/nasa-updates-expl … bjectives/

NASA has revised and expanded a set of objectives it will use to guide its architecture for lunar and Mars exploration after receiving volumes of feedback from commercial and international partners.

The agency released the revised list of 63 objectives to coincide with a presentation by the agency’s deputy administrator, Pam Melroy, at the International Astronautical Congress here Sept. 20. The document is an updated version of 50 objectives for transportation and habitation, lunar and Martian infrastructure, operations and science that the agency released in May for public comment.

“Our overarching goal is to create a blueprint for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system,” Melroy said in her speech.

The original draft of 50 objectives generated more than 5,000 comments from industry, international partners and the general public. The agency then invited some of those who submitted comments to two workshops, in Houston and in London, for additional discussion.

One change is that the science objectives were “completely restructured,” she said. The original objectives focused only on lunar science with no Mars-specific goals other than carrying out the Mars Sample Return campaign. “That’s kind of important. We do have to know what we need to learn at Mars before we send humans.”

NASA also rewrote the objectives to make them more consistent in the level of detail, and added categories such as “science-enabling” objectives that develop techniques to support science as well as applied science. The result was 26 science objectives, compared to 20 in the original one, most of which apply to both the moon and Mars.

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Re: Where on Mars do you think the first Human colony would be placed...

In the South of our Planet Earth they say the Australia summer is slightly warmer but on Mars the Winter in the Southern Hemisphere is worse, most Landers seem to aim North or near the Equator, not many went to the South I believe the Soveit Mars-3 a lander and probe from over 50 + years ago transmitted something for 15 seconds and failed. Most success happens in the North, the Mars Polar Lander to the South another failure.

as for China

CNSA’s deep space timeline:

2024 lunar sample return: Chang’e-6
2025 asteroid sample return: Tianwen-2
2026 lunar south pole: Chang’e-7
2028 Mars sample return: Tianwen-3
2030 lunar station: Chang'e-8
2030 Jupiter/Uranus: Tianwen-4

https://twitter.com/CNSAWatcher/status/ … 5600737281

Nasa finds ‘clearest evidence’ of ancient lake on Mars, raising hopes for alien life

https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/13/nasa-fin … -18272745/

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Fly Around Jezero Crater on Mars in This New Video

https://www.universetoday.com/160689/fl … new-video/

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It is surprising that such a tiny Helicopter has proven more valuable than the rover that costs way more to have sent it.

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Another thing to consider with Ore resources, Nuclear Material, Waters and Power on Mars is putting your power station reactors. The region of highest thorium content is found in the northern part of Acidalia Planitia. The region of Acidalia Planitia is a North a plain on Mars, between the Tharsis volcanic province and Arabia Terra to the north of Valles Marineris. Thorium would be an option to start building villages towns and then cities powered by Nuclear energy, it is present on Mars, but its surface concentration seems to be lower than on Earth's surface.

Nuclear energy expert sees thorium as perhaps most viable maritime future fuel
https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/environ … uture-fuel