14-10-2010, 11:16 AM
This article is presented by:
Samad Hayati
Manager, Mars Technology Program
Mars Program Office, JPL
California Institute of Technology
MEPAG, Brown University
Technology Planning for Future Mars Missions
Outline
Candidate future missions
Technologies for future missions
Maturity and priority of identified technologies
Schedule
2016 Trace Gas Orbiter Mission
2018 or 2020 Mid-Range Rover Mission
2018 or 2020 Net Lander Mission
2022+ Mars Sample Return Mission
In-situ exploration
Cache samples for a future mission to return to earth
Obtain 5 cores from each region
Total of 20 samples
Encapsulate samples
Store samples in a canister
Avoid contaminating samples from Earth based contaminants
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