Janet's Planet Online Astronaut Academy: Kelsi Singer, @NASANewHorizons Deputy Project Scientist
In recent years, human missions to Mars have gone from a topic that some dismiss as science fiction to a goal that now has broad public and bipartisan support. Humans walking on the surface of the Red Planet are now regarded as being inevitable. Welcome to the Explore Mars Web event MARS MISSION ARCHITECTURE: Advancing Technology for Humans to Mars. This webinar will review current concepts in Mars mission planning and will also discuss many of the challenges in designing such plans and what is required to establish a permanent presence on Mars. Initial missions to Mars will last a duration of at least 2-3 years, a time period far longer than humans have been away from Earth - beyond any possible rescue from Earth. This presents innumerable technical and design hurdles to assure crew members remain healthy (physically and mentally) and productive. The panelists will also examine how best to utilize the Moon to advance the goal of humans to Mars. This session will be moderated by Mat Kaplan, the Host of Planetary Radio. Panelists will include: Tim Cichan (Lockheed Martin: Space Exploration Architect) Nujoud Merancy (NASA: Chief, Exploration Mission Office) Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne: Executive Director for Space, Washington Operations)
In recent years, human missions to Mars have gone from a topic that some dismiss as science fiction to a goal that now has broad public and bipartisan support. Humans walking on the surface of the Red Planet are now regarded as being inevitable. Welcome to the Explore Mars Web event MARS MISSION ARCHITECTURE: Advancing Technology for Humans to Mars. This webinar will review current concepts in Mars mission planning and will also discuss many of the challenges in designing such plans and what is required to establish a permanent presence on Mars. Initial missions to Mars will last a duration of at least 2-3 years, a time period far longer than humans have been away from Earth - beyond any possible rescue from Earth. This presents innumerable technical and design hurdles to assure crew members remain healthy (physically and mentally) and productive. The panelists will also examine how best to utilize the Moon to advance the goal of humans to Mars. This session will be moderated by Mat Kaplan, the Host of Planetary Radio. Panelists will include: Tim Cichan (Lockheed Martin: Space Exploration Architect) Nujoud Merancy (NASA: Chief, Exploration Mission Office) Joe Cassady (Aerojet Rocketdyne: Executive Director for Space, Washington Operations)