The Case for Mars II : proceedings of the Second Case for Mars Conference held July 10-14, 1984, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 / edited by Christopher P. McKay.

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Corporate Author: Case for Mars Conference University of Colorado
Other Authors: McKay, Christopher P.
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Published for the American Astronautical Society by Univelt, ©1985.
Series:AAS science and technology series ; v. 62.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Introduction. a timeline for Martian pioneers (AAS 84-150) ; A millennium Project : Mars 2000 (AAS 84-151)
  • pt. II. National and international aspects. Political acceptability of Mars exploration : post-1981 observations (AAS 84-152) ; The civilian space program : a Washington perspective (AAS 84-153) ; The Mars base : international cooperation (AAS 84-154) ; Russians to Mars? (AAS 84-155) ; Antarctica : lessons for a Mars exploration program (AAS 84-156)
  • pt. III. Precursor missions. Design of a Mars film mapper probe (AAS 84-157) ; Scientific objectives for a 1996 Mars sample return mission (AAS 84-158) ; A Mars sample return mission using a rover (AAS 84-159) ; Space Station : the first step (AAS 84-160) ; Beyond the Space Station (AAS 84-161) ; Lunar base : a stepping stone to Mars (AAS 84-162) ; The PhD project in perspective (AAS 84-163) ; Phobos and Deimos as resource and exploration centers (AAS 84-064) ; The case for Phobos (AAS 84-165)
  • pt. IV. Science. Scientific program for a Mars base (AAS 84-166) ; Critical life science issues for a Mars base (AAS 84-167) ; Martian meteorology and dust storms (AAS 84-168)
  • pt. V. Earth-Mars delivery systems. Mission strategy and spacecraft design for a Mars base program (AAS 84-169) ; concepts for the early realization of a manned mission to Mars (AAS 84-170) ; Analysis of delivery capabilities and costs to low Mars orbits applying current technology launch/retro propulsion systems (AS 84-171) ; Rapid delivery of small payloads to Mars (AAS 84-172) ; Transportation modes for manned Mars missions (AAS 84-173) ; Tethers for Mars space operations (AAS 84-174)
  • pt. VI. Mars surface technology. Advanced spacesuit glove design (AAS 84-175) ; Dirigible airships for Martian surface exploration (AAS 84-176) ; Power requirements for the conquest of Mars (AAS 84-177)
  • pt. VII. Utilizing Martian resources. The impact of Martian propellant manufacturing on early manned exploration (AAS 84-178) ; The H-atom resource on Mars (AAS 84-179) ; The retrieval, storage, and recycling of water for a manned based on Mars (AAS 84-180) ; Water supply for a manned Mars base (AAS 84-182) ; Extraction of water from the Mars atmosphere : passive constriction of wind flow (AAS 84-183) ; Mass-balance model for a controlled ecological life support system (AAS 84-184) ; A preliminary assessment of Martian natural resource potential (AAS 84-185)
  • pt. VIII. Human factors. Psychological and interpersonal adaptation to Mars missions (AAS 84-186) ; Countermeasures for the effects of prolonged weightlessness (AAS 84-187) ; Psychological considerations in long-duration space missions : an overview (AAS 84-188) ; Death in space (AAS 84-189)
  • pt. IX. Appendix. Candidate Rover/returned sample landing sites for Mars (AAS 84-190) (Abstract) ; Mars geoscience/climatology orbiter : the next Mars mission (AAS 84-191) (Abstract) ; Water on Mars : geological and geochemical evidence (AAS 84-192) (Abstract) ; Biomedical considerations in long-duration space flights (AAS 84-193) (Abstract) ; An orbiter quarantine facility for analysis of returned samples (AAS 84-194) (Abstract) ; Economic analysis of Mars exploration (AAS 84-195) (Abstract) ; Who is going to pay for it? (AAS 84-196) (Abstract) ; Comparison of propulsion systems for Earth to Mars transit (AAS 84-197) (Abstract) ; The USAF Getaway Special Centrifuge : a simulator for Space Station and planetary surface gravity environments (AAS 84-198) (Abstract)