The idea of human explorers walking on the surface of Mars has long been a dream for scientists, but in the last couple of years this idea has come closer to becoming reality. Nasa is developing the capabilities needed to send a manned missionto Mars in the 2030s with the use of their Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft, and SpaceX recently unveiled plans for their Interplanetary Transport System taking humans to the planet within a ten year period. There’s also a whole range of concepts in development for constructing habitats for humans on both the Moon and Mars. The aim of this project is to investigate what requirements and limitations is involved in exploring Mars,and how these can be applied to designing a vehicle for extreme environments. This will be done through research, interviews and idea generation. The project will result in a vehicle concept that tries to tackle the unique environment on Mars.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-135699 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Englander, Joakim |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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