Mars Sample Return |
Mars Sample Return |
Apr 7 2006, 07:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
Next phase reached in definition of Mars Sample Return mission
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJAGNFGLE_index_0.html |
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Jul 26 2007, 09:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Huntington Beach, CA, USA Member No.: 429 |
I think you missed the "far into the future" part. Mars sample return is going to be harder than the current missions, and it's likely to take a lot of time. And it can fail like any other mission, for technical or monetary reasons. We can get into the situation when specialists are waiting for additional financing, and there are no working rovers on Mars. The sample return mission is just too big for the pipeline now.
A think we need an "entry" strategy - how to implement ambitious missions efficiently, so that we don't end up with another over-expensive and unsustainable Apollo-like program. |
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