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  • ...global '''funding''' may be a promising approach. The first human mission to Mars may be estimated at about 10 billion USD, but many other values have b ...y not in scope. China is the only other nation than the US that is likely to have a national space program that might involve colonization.
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  • ...ng aerial reconnaissance and light payload [[transportation]] capabilities to [[rover|rover missions]]. Farther in the future, manned exploration may sim ...above the planet, skimming over the surface at altitudes ranging from tens to hundreds of meters offers the possibility of collecting data which cannot b
    10 KB (1,405 words) - 13:18, 30 August 2021
  • ...ents for real, having lots of time, and being able to spend time together, to set the bases of our routine. ...y other day. We started the morning by a series of tasks we never had time to do before: I checked with Xavier the life support system, helmets and walki
    40 KB (7,473 words) - 17:03, 7 March 2019
  • ...ending [[equipment for autonomous growth|enough equipment]] for the colony to become eventually [[independence from Earth|independent from Earth]]. ...e [[human|settlers]]. Most of the life support technology would be similar to that one on the [[ISS]]. The [[colony]] would be powered by [[photovoltaics
    22 KB (3,673 words) - 11:40, 1 September 2023
  • ...re quite tired. We dropped into our beds happy and exhausted, which is the best state of mind when you finish a day. ...e first days we want to keep moral high, as the six of us have to get used to the new environment.
    45 KB (8,279 words) - 14:55, 27 March 2019
  • ...ryo and seeing the surface of another planet is not something you get used to. ...hab” now, isn’t it..) and eventually decided on pancakes. We were supposed to save the mix for a special occasion, but collectively decided that hitting
    67 KB (11,872 words) - 17:56, 7 March 2019
  • managed to "explore" a few other dirt roads near the MDRS region. A quick tour and update from Tony, the previous crew commander, was enough to show
    173 KB (29,116 words) - 08:06, 29 October 2019
  • ...in surface desert varnish and other arid land weathering rinds are related to the pedogenic (soil-building) and geomicrobiological processes that we are ...ow-density subsurface cave materials (known as corrosion residues) are due to long-term stable thermal and humidity conditions, and the absence of weathe
    118 KB (20,168 words) - 17:24, 16 March 2020
  • ...Arrival in Hanksville from Salt Lake City. We drove in two minivans, full to the top with gear, newly purchased supplies, and the crew of six. ...time to have one last very long hot shower and prepare for the short trip to MDRS. Few of us have slept soundly, for we are stilled keyed up from the ev
    255 KB (43,372 words) - 17:24, 16 March 2020
  • It is my privilege to command the 4 crew on Mars Desert Research Station. Our crew is composed of ...rocery for the next 2 weeks and we further prepared our new house. We went to bed rather early and were woken up by our next three crewmembers, Andrew, J
    287 KB (46,756 words) - 18:19, 19 December 2019