Manned mission to Mars

Lokie · 10-January-04, 09:28 PM

A bold plan to construct a manned base on the Moon as a precursor to astronauts visiting Mars is expected to be announced by the US President George W Bush next week.

Government officials have confirmed that a new space initiative will be launched and the media has reported details of the plan contained in official documents. According to these, the Moon base would be constructed within the next 15 years, with missions to Mars or nearby asteroids beginning in the 2020s.

A human presence on the Moon, says space expert James Oberg, would allow engineers to iron out the technical and medical challenges of a manned Mars mission, which require at least a year of space travel.

We new this was comin. More here.

JimsZR2 · 11-January-04, 02:43 PM

should be very interesting! im already diggin the pics from mars and it has not moved at all since its landing (mars rover).

10-January-04, 09:28 PM		#1 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What?	Manned mission to Mars A bold plan to construct a manned base on the Moon as a precursor to astronauts visiting Mars is expected to be announced by the US President George W Bush next week. Government officials have confirmed that a new space initiative will be launched and the media has reported details of the plan contained in official documents. According to these, the Moon base would be constructed within the next 15 years, with missions to Mars or nearby asteroids beginning in the 2020s. A human presence on the Moon, says space expert James Oberg, would allow engineers to iron out the technical and medical challenges of a manned Mars mission, which require at least a year of space travel. We new this was comin. More here.

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11-January-04, 02:43 PM		#2 (permalink)
JimsZR2 Apex Elite Expert Tech	should be very interesting! im already diggin the pics from mars and it has not moved at all since its landing (mars rover).