Mars - A Second Home

 

Mars: A Second Home 

Full Space Program Proposal & Mars
Colonization Research Report

By

 Tomasz (Tomi) Maksymilian Kufel

Loyola Marymount University, tkufel@lion.lmu.edu

Federico Zampedri

Loyola Marymount University, fzampedr@lion.lmu.edu

Kara Reiss

Loyola Marymount University, kreiss@lion.lmu.edu

Mason Friesch

Loyola Marymount University, mfriesch@lion.lmu.edu

https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1184&context=ulra

NOTE: This article  is available at the above link and only a brief synopsis of the article is posted here. After reading the 88 page proposal I had a few concerns about some of the concepts put forward by the authors and have posted those. The basic outline of the full proposal is shown below.

 

Proposed Timelines and Components

 

1. Phase 1 - Preliminary Missions

1.1. Lunar Testing and Outpost Set Up (2024 - 2032)

1.2. Launch Robot Supply Mission to Mars

1.2.1. Est. Launch Date: July 2033

1.2.2. Est. Arrival Date: April 2034

1.3. Robots Begin Preparation Efforts Prior to Arrival of Crew (2034 - 2036)

2. Phase 2 - Manned Missions to Mars

2.1. Astronaut Training/Selection (2022 - 2035)

2.2. Launch First Manned Mission to Mars’ Surface

2.2.1. Est. Launch Date: September 2035

2.2.2. Est. Arrival Date: June 2036

2.3. First Martian Crew Set Ups Habitats On Mars’ Surface (2036 - 2037)

2.4. Launch Second Manned Mission to Mars’ Surface

2.4.1. Est. Launch Date: November 2037

2.4.2. Est. Arrival Date: August 2038

2.5. Second Crew Completes Habitats on Mars’ Surface (2038 - 2040)

 Note: All rocket launch years and months are synchronized with the approximately calculated Hohmann Transfer Orbit windows for Mars in order to ensure the most optimal launch date minimizing travel time and energy.

 3. Phase 3 – Settlement Missions and Colony Expansion Initiative (2040 - 2200)

3.1. Development of a Self-Sustaining Colony

3.2. Creation of a steady Interplanetary Transport System

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