A description is given of the return of a manned Mars lander by a launch from the surface of Mars to some intermediate orbit, with subsequent maneuvers to rendezvous with a primary spacecraft (called the orbiter) in a Mars parking orbit. The type of Mars mission used to demonstrate the analytical technique includes a Venus swingby on the Mars-to-Earth portion of the trajectory in order to reduce the total mission velocity requirement. The total velocity requirement for the mission considered (if inplane launches are assumed) is approximately 17,500 ft/sec.


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    Title :

    Manned Mars lander launch-to-rendezvous analysis for a 1981 Venus-swingby mission


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    Publication date :

    1971-11-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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