The Mars mission will only be the year of the moon (3 photos)
Representatives of American space Agency NASA have shared their plans to launch the Mars mission. On a dedicated forum Human to Mars Greg Williams said that the flight would be two-step, and the first expedition will spend a year orbiting the moon.
In 2018 it will begin shipping the necessary equipment to lunar orbit, this work will take eight years. This will bring high-tech module for scientific research, living units, power equipment, atmospheric airlock for docking and manipulator. Directly crew will arrive at the moon on the ship for Deep Space Transport in 2027. The team of astronauts will be required to establish the systems orbital lunar station, Deep Space Gateway. For the decision of tasks the team will take a year. In the future, NASA hopes it is from here to send manned Deep Space Transport to Mars.
By the beginning of 2030-x it is expected that NASA and SpaceX will complete the development and testing of the Space Launch System (SLS) is a unique super-heavy carrier rocket, which allow you to send a manned mission to the red planet.
Source: NASA
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