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Antarctic exploration parallels for future human planetary exploration: a workshop report
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Editor | Hoffman, Stephen J. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | Four Antarctic explorers were invited to a workshop at Johnson Space Center (JSC) to provide expert assessments of NASA's current understanding of future human exploration missions beyond low Earth orbit. These explorers had been on relatively sophisticated, extensive Antarctic expeditions with sparse or nonexistent support infrastructure in the period following World War II through the end of the International Geophysical Year. Their experience was similar to that predicted for early Mars or other planetary exploration missions. For example: one Antarctic a expedition lasted two years with only one planned resupply mission and contingency plans for no resupply missions should sea ice prevent a ship from reaching them; several traverses across Antarctica measured more than 1000 total miles, required several months to complete, and were made without maps (because they did not exist) and with only a few aerial photos of the route; and the crews of six to 15 were often international in composition. At JSC, the explorers were given tours of development, training, and scientific facilities, as well as documentation at operational scenarios for future planetary exploration. This report records their observations about these facilities and plans in answers to a series of questions provided to them before the workshop. |
| File Size | 5361661 |
| Page Count | 100 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020042034 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0vq7wg9t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Planetary Environments Education Manned Mars Missions Expeditions Mission Planning Mars Surface Antarctic Regions Space Exploration Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
