Is a resource-Mars a stepping-stone to human exploration of the solar system?

Max, Michael D.; Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-; Johnson, Arthur H.; Lasue, Jeremie; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-4457; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713

Is a resource-Mars a stepping-stone to human exploration of the solar system?

Max, Michael D.; Clifford, Stephen Mark, 1952-; Johnson, Arthur H.; Lasue, Jeremie; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9082-4457; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-1713

URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1703

Date: 2009

Abstract:

The question is no longer "does Mars have resources?", but rather, "how do we assess and exploit these natural resources?", and "how will they affect the human exploration of Mars and beyond?" We now have the ability to utilize the natural resources of other planets and moons to sustain the human exploration of space. It's time to go.

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