Martian Outpost
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Author | : Erik Seedhouse |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2010-04-11 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0387981918 |
Mars Outpost provides a detailed insight into the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements, and training needed to send humans to Mars. It focuses on mission objectives and benefits, and the risks and complexities that are compounded when linked to an overall planet exploration program involving several expeditions and setting up a permanent presence on the surface. The first section provides the background to sending a human mission to Mars. Analogies are made with early polar exploration and the expeditions of Shackleton, Amundsen, and Mawson. The interplanetary plans of the European Space Agency, NASA, and Russia are examined, including the possibility of one or more nations joining forces to send humans to Mars. Current mission architectures, such as NASA’s Constellation, ESA’s Aurora, and Ross Tierney’s DIRECT, are described and evaluated. The next section looks at how humans will get to the Red Planet, beginning with the preparation of the crew. The author examines the various analogues to understand the problems Mars-bound astronauts will face. Additional chapters describe the transportation hardware necessary to launch 4-6 astronauts on an interplanetary trajectory to Mars, including the cutting edge engineering and design of life support systems required to protect crews for more than a year from the lethal radiation encountered in deep space. NASA’s current plan is to use standard chemical propulsion technology, but eventually Mars crews will take advantage of advanced propulsion concepts, such as the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket, ion drives and nuclear propulsion. The interplanetary options for reaching Mars, as well as the major propulsive maneuvers required and the trajectories and energy requirements for manned and unmanned payloads, are reviewed . Another chapter addresses the daunting medical problems and available countermeasures for humans embarking on a mission to Mars: the insidious effects of radiation on the human body and the deleterious consequences of bone and muscle deconditioning. Crew selection will be considered, bearing in mind the strong possibility that they may not be able to return to Earth. Still another chapter describes the guidance, navigation, and control system architecture, as well as the lander design requirements and crew tasks and responsibilities required to touch down on the Red Planet. Section 3 looks at the surface mission architectures. Seedhouse describes such problems as radiation, extreme temperatures, and construction challenges that will be encountered by colonists. He examines proposed concepts for transporting cargo and astronauts long distances across the Martian surface using magnetic levitation systems, permanent rail systems, and flying vehicles. In the penultimate chapter of the book, the author explains an adaptable and mobile exploration architecture that will enable long-term human exploration of Mars, perhaps making it the next space-based tourist location.
Author | : C.M. Kornbluth |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
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Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 147320917X |
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Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : E. R. Dee |
Publisher | : Earl R. Dingman |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2014-01-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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This hard science fiction novel from author E. R. Dee covers a span of nearly twenty years in the lives of the Martian colonial founders and their children as they make the very rocky transition from a privatized establishment to one under control of the five major space nations on Earth who have to answer to bureaucrats, voters and taxpayers. This leads to revolt and eventually armed conflict as Earthers send forces to liberate Mars from the armed colonial terrorists who have taken over and hold planet hostage. The author has been in print since 1967 in a variety of publications.
Author | : Viorel Badescu |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 716 |
Release | : 2009-12-07 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3642036295 |
th th Mars, the Red Planet, fourth planet from the Sun, forever linked with 19 and 20 Century fantasy of a bellicose, intelligent Martian civilization. The romance and excitement of that fiction remains today, even as technologically sophisticated - botic orbiters, landers, and rovers seek to unveil Mars’ secrets; but so far, they have yet to find evidence of life. The aura of excitement, though, is justified for another reason: Mars is a very special place. It is the only planetary surface in the Solar System where humans, once free from the bounds of Earth, might hope to establish habitable, self-sufficient colonies. Endowed with an insatiable drive, focused motivation, and a keen sense of - ploration and adventure, humans will undergo the extremes of physical hardship and danger to push the envelope, to do what has not yet been done. Because of their very nature, there is little doubt that humans will in fact conquer Mars. But even earth-bound extremes, such those experienced by the early polar explorers, may seem like a walk in the park compared to future experiences on Mars.
Author | : Committee on Human Exploration |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1998-01-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309591716 |
During 1988, the National Research Council's Space Science Board reorganized itself to more effectively address NASA's advisory needs. The Board's scope was broadened: it was renamed the Space Studies Board and, among other new initiatives, the Committee on Human Exploration was created. The new committee was intended to focus on the scientific aspects of human exploration programs, rather than engineering issues. Their research led to three reports: Scientific Prerequisites for the Human Exploration of Space published in 1993, Scientific Opportunities in the Human Exploration of Space published in 1994, and Science Management in the Human Exploration of Space published in 1997. These three reports are collected and reprinted in this volume in their entirety as originally published.
Author | : Allan A. Zarbock |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2008-07-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1435738608 |
TOMB OF THE ANCIENTS-In circa 2020, a mineral and ore mining operation on the planet Mars accidentally uncovers the ruins of an ancient civilization. From inside the magnificent ruins, the bust of an ancient warrior (Ares/Mars) is retrieved by Earth scientists. While analyzing the bust, the scientists discover it possesses a powerful, yet mysterious, technology. Immediately, a research and recovery team led by Dr. Theo Stone launches an expedition to Mars in order to unlock the mystery behind this technology. While lost inside the ancient ruins discovered on Mars, Theo must defeat Ares before the ancient god of war can steal his body and conquer the Earth.
Author | : Emma Andersson |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 14 |
Release | : 2017-11-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9515684897 |
Welcome to the year 2128! A space mission is ready to launch for a settlement on Mars. Get ready and buckle up!
Author | : Everett Franklin Bleiler |
Publisher | : Kent State University Press |
Total Pages | : 780 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780873386043 |
Complementing Science-Fiction: The Early Years, which surveys science-fiction published in book form from its beginnings through 1930, the present volume covers all the science-fiction printed in the genre magazines--Amazing, Astounding, and Wonder, along with offshoots and minor magazines--from 1926 through 1936. This is the first time this historically important literary phenomenon, which stands behind the enormous modern development of science-fiction, has been studied thoroughly and accurately. The heart of the book is a series of descriptions of all 1,835 stories published during this period, plus bibliographic information. Supplementing this are many useful features: detailed histories of each of the magazines, an issue by issue roster of contents, a technical analysis of the art work, brief authors' biographies, poetry and letter indexes, a theme and motif index of approximately 30,0000 entries, and general indexes. Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years is not only indispensable for reference librarians, collectors, readers, and scholars interested in science-fiction, it is also of importance to the study of popular culture during the Great Depression in the United States. Most of its data, which are largely based on rare and almost unobtainable sources, are not available elsewhere.
Author | : Michio Kaku |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0385530811 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the next century. “Mind-bending…. [An] alternately fascinating and frightening book.” —San Francisco Chronicle Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily life in the year 2100. Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku considers how these inventions will affect the world economy, addressing the key questions: Who will have jobs? Which nations will prosper? Kaku interviews three hundred of the world’s top scientists—working in their labs on astonishing prototypes. He also takes into account the rigorous scientific principles that regulate how quickly, how safely, and how far technologies can advance. In Physics of the Future, Kaku forecasts a century of earthshaking advances in technology that could make even the last centuries’ leaps and bounds seem insignificant.