I know this isn't the most focused on geology, but I think this is important enough to include on this blog. NASA has released an outline for their plans to take a manned mission to Mars. They will send a crew on a 880,000 pound spacecraft. THe ship will be assembled in low-Earth orbit and will use an Ares V rocket which is a new heavy lift launch vehicle. The plan is to start in 2021 and have a cost ranging from 20 to 450 billion. The cargo lander and the surface habitat will be ssent to Mars separely, launched before the crew. Once on Mars the astronauts will use nuclear energy to power their habibtat. THey will recylcle air and water and could grow plants. NASA plans on using the moon to test many of these systems. FOr more see:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7116834.stm
This is cool!!!
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