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The Mars design reference mission is a series of missions plans that have been regularly updated by NASA.  The current version is version 5<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Design_Reference_Mission</ref>.
The Mars design reference mission is a series of missions plans that have been regularly updated by NASA.  The current version is version 5<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Design_Reference_Mission</ref>.


=== References ===
History
 
* Version 1 1993.  Based on Mars direct.  900 tonnes mission. Crew of six.
* Version 2 1997. 
* Version 3 1998. Reduced system mass, smaller launchers.  450 tonnes mission.
* Version 4 1998. Explored Nuclear thermal and electric propulsion variants
* Version 5 2009<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/373665main_NASA-SP-2009-566.pdf</ref>. Addendum 2, 2014<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/NASA-SP-2009-566-ADD2.pdf</ref>.  Ares V.
 
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Revision as of 13:07, 11 June 2019


The Mars design reference mission is a series of missions plans that have been regularly updated by NASA. The current version is version 5[1].

History

  • Version 1 1993. Based on Mars direct. 900 tonnes mission. Crew of six.
  • Version 2 1997.
  • Version 3 1998. Reduced system mass, smaller launchers. 450 tonnes mission.
  • Version 4 1998. Explored Nuclear thermal and electric propulsion variants
  • Version 5 2009[2]. Addendum 2, 2014[3]. Ares V.

References