Strategies for round-trip missions to Mars with stopover are reviewed. The significant characteristics of the two main classes of stopover mission, whose midpiont corresponds either to the date of earth-Mars conjuction or opposition, are described. Strategies for round-trip flybys, fast round trips, and split missions are also considered. The latter involves a separate, prior mission in which cargo is sent to Mars.


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    Title :

    Mission profiles for human Mars missions


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    Publication date :

    1990-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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