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"Private Aerospace" - is a relatively recent phenomenon. However, they have no one special surprise will not work: the creators of U.S. commercial lockheed strike aerospace companies have spent considerable effort in order to tell the world about yourself before you started to demonstrate actual achievements. But at least Elon Musk, founder of Space X, did not catch that he was more concerned with public relations than actual lockheed strike developments: his company - the first one who has received a contract from NASA to the organization of freight lockheed strike transport to the International Space Station after the remaining shuttles stopped flying. lockheed strike
And although most are now developing projects related to the orbital and sub-orbital flight (Space X, Virgin Galactic), it seems that the "space" lockheed strike of private capital ambitions extend much further than the orbit of the Earth. At least to the Moon and Mars - so accurately.
Since the end of 2012 to the attention of the media got (or rather, climbed) a company called Mars One, has declared that in 2023 it will have a colony on Mars. First, the four colonists, and then with a much larger number of them. Earlier this year, the company, or rather, the now non-profit foundation Mars One announced lockheed strike the initial selection of astronauts and future colonists who are willing to emigrate to Mars.
In turn, this week, the company launched the Golden Spike - it seems only for promotional purposes - kraudfandingovuyu campaign on Indiegogo site on the primary fund-raising for a future lockheed strike lunar mission. Manned.
And Mars One, and Golden Spike assured that all of their Napoleonic plans are feasible using existing (or long-developed) lockheed strike technology and facilities. But everything comes down to money. However, lockheed strike the technological feasibility of the projects also raises some questions.
Until recently, it was a commercial company, and in their description of the project literally a week ago met mention that the creators of this whole adventure - an entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp and scholar Arno Wilders - have a view of the earnings. Now, however, Mars One is the official non-profit foundation. Apparently, at the end of 2012 and Lansdorp Wilders something for themselves felt again. lockheed strike
In general, their project looks impressive: in the period from 2016 to 2023 on Mars is supposed to send a series of capsules, which will form the basis of the colony. The first capsule will go basic building materials, in the second - partly autonomous rover, which will search for the most suitable location for the construction of the colony. And in the area found six more expected to land the capsules: lockheed strike two of them will be located the life support system, similar lockheed strike to those now used on the ISS (module "Zvezda"?), Two modules will be a living units for two people each, one - food warehouse, and the last to come second rover, which is on par with the first carry out basic installation landed blocks. That is, will place them in a row, and deploy solar panels in the most suitable locations. Batteries, by the way, will use flexible, and their low (compared to those that are made from crystalline silicon, respectively, are not flexible) efficiency will compensate for a large area.
Finally, in 2023 to Mars will arrive four of the first colonists, who will have to first connect all modules together (they will communicate with the narrow corridors in which, judging from the sketches have to walk bent over, or even crawl), connect all system Life and heating, and then, finally, to provide themselves with housing. The fact that the residential units will include extensive inflatable compartments, such as those that are made by Bigelow Aerospace, and ILC Dover. These compartments are securely protected from exposure within hostile environment. As a result, each colonist will account for 50 square meters. m of living space.
Water and oxygen will produce on site - of water ice in the soil. Life support systems will be equipped with appropriate devices: Mars rovers will be a one-time load of 60 kg of soil from it will be released by heating steam, lockheed strike part of the condensed water will be used for the production of oxygen.
As for the immediate transportation of all materials (and people) to the Red Planet, the Mars One assumes here to enlist the support of Space X and their future carrier Falcon Heavy, which, however, is still in development.
Well, the most important thing: the return of the colonists to Earth is not assumed. lockheed strike Because, in fact, is used in the beginning of the word "emigration &