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MER's to Mars with SpaceX/Falcon 9?
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post Nov 16 2011, 05:03 PM
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I was wondering how the MER package would integrate with a Falcon 9 rocket for eventual future Mars exploration on the (relatively) cheap?

My idea is that they'd dust off the old blueprints of the MER's at JPL, build a couple of them, integrate them (transit stage, EDL package and all) on top of a Dragon 9 and then fire it off towards Mars. Would be a proven exploration package with no extra research needed, sent off on a (hopefully) cheap and reliable rocket.

Does the MER heatshield fit inside the proposed Falcon 9 fairing? Could it carry one of maybe even two MER's?

Do you think we could get Musk and JPL interested in the idea? smile.gif
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- Oersted   MER's to Mars with SpaceX/Falcon 9?   Nov 16 2011, 05:03 PM
- - charborob   We've just scratched the surface of Mars with ...   Nov 16 2011, 06:21 PM
- - Paolo   the big problem of the MERs and of the airbag land...   Nov 16 2011, 07:09 PM
- - Fran Ontanaya   They would have to fit within MAVEN's and ExoM...   Nov 17 2011, 02:46 AM

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