Scientists at Imperial College London
have designed a concept mission to land astronauts on Mars.
The plan envisages a three-person crew journeying to Mars aboard a small
two-part craft. The craft would rotate to generate artificial gravity and use a heat shield
to protect itself against solar flares.
The crew would then return to Martian orbit in a pre-sent craft fuelled using
ice from beneath the planet's surface.
The concept, developed in conjunction with the BBC, is intended to spark
further debate about the technical obstacles and risks that would have to be
overcome in order to put humans on Mars.
Find out more at the link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23349496
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