Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
About the Editor
Description
Introduction
Section 1: Planning Process for Current and Future Mars Exploration
Chapter 1: The Journey to Mars: A Policy History
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 BEGINNINGS: THE 1960s
1.3 THE 1970s
1.4 THE 1980s
1.5 THE 1990s
1.6 2000-2010
1.7 2010-2020
1.8 2020-PRESENT
1.9 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 2: Program Management for Human Missions to Mars
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 MANAGING APOLLO
2.3 MANAGING ROBOTIC MISSIONS
2.4 HUMAN MARS MISSION PLANNING
2.5 POST-APOLLO ATTEMPTS TO ORGANIZE HUMAN MARS EXPLORATION
2.6 MANAGING HUMAN MARS MISSIONS
2.7 CONCLUSION: BUILDING CATHEDRALS
REFERENCES
Chapter 3: Planetary Goals and Challenges for Human Exploration of Mars
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 SCIENTIFIC GOALS: WHAT IS THE PAYOFF FOR SUCH A RISKY AND EXPENSIVE MISSION?
3.3 LANDING LOCATIONS: SAFETY VS SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE
3.4 POTENTIAL SCIENCE FROM RETURNED SAMPLES
3.5 RESOURCES FOR MARTIAN COLONISTS
3.6 HAZARDS TO CONSIDER
3.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
3.8 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 4: Mission Architectures for Human Missions to Mars
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 ARCHITECTURE SELECTION CRITERIA
4.3 MISSION CLASSIFICATION
4.4 MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS AND KEY METRICS
4.5 TRAJECTORY OPTIONS
4.6 AGGREGATION LOCATIONS
4.7 TECHNOLOGIES
4.8 TRADE SPACE
4.9 CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
Section IIA: Infrastructure for Human Exploration of Mars
Chapter 5: Space Communications Architecture for Human Mars Exploration
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 CURRENT SPACE COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMAN SPACE MISSIONS
5.3 DSN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE: PRESENT AND PLANNED
5.4 CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES.

Chapter 6: Interplanetary Supply Chains and Space Logistics: Enabler of the Final Frontier
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 CONCEPTS AND MODELS OF INTERPLANETARY SUPPLY CHAINS
6.3 APPLIED SPACE LOGISTICS
6.4 CONCLUSION AND BUILDING THE FUTURE
REFERENCES
Chapter 7: In-Space Manufacturing: Past, Present, and Future
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 HISTORY OF IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING EXPERIMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
7.3 STATE OF CURRENT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
7.4 FUTURE OF IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
7.5 OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR ISM: COST, RELIABILITY, REUSE, ADAPTATION OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, AND INSPECTION
7.6 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 8: Habitats for Space Exploration: Construction Materials, Design Concepts, and Future Directions
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 A CONCISE HISTORY OF LUNAR AND MARTIAN EXPLORATION1
8.3 OUTER SPACE
8.4 ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND HUMAN REQUIREMENTS
8.5 HABITAT DESIGN CONCEPTS
8.6 FUTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS
8.7 CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Section IIB: Vehicle Design and Critical Subsystems to Enable Human Exploration of Mars
Chapter 9: Survival Design and Strategies for Aborted Crewed Missions for Mars Exploration
9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF HUMAN MISSION ABORT SURVIVAL STRATEGIES
9.3 REVIEW OF PROPOSED MISSION ARCHITECTURES FOR HUMAN MISSIONS TO MARS
9.4 INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUCCESS AND CREW SURVIVAL RISK FACTORS
9.5 INTERPLANETARY LIFE RAFT STRATEGIES
9.6 ADDRESSING LIFE RAFT STRATEGIES FOR HUMAN MISSIONS TO MARS
9.7 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 10: Propulsion Technologies for Crewed Vehicles to Mars
10.1 INTRODUCTION
10.2 LAUNCH VEHICLE AND SPACECRAFT PROPULSION
10.3 INTERPLANETARY VEHICLE PROPULSION
10.4 COMPARISON OF LAUNCH AND VEHICLE PROPULSION.

10.5 SELECTING PROPULSION FOR A MISSION: MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION
10.6 PROPULSION FOR CREWED MARS MISSIONS
10.7 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 11: Reliability of Avionics and Complex Electronics for Crewed Spacecraft Exploration of Mars
11.1 INTRODUCTION
11.2 CHALLENGES FOR COMPLEX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
11.3 SYSTEM DESIGN AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY
11.4 CASE STUDY: ORION GNC SOFTWARE AND BEYOND: THE CASE FOR SYSTEM MODELS
11.5 PARTS RELIABILITY
11.6 CASE STUDY: SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP) POWER DEVICE SINGLE-EVENT BURNOUT (SEB)
11.7 ELECTRONIC PARTS SELECTION FOR RELIABILITY
11.8 ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY
11.9 CASE STUDY: CURIOSITY'S RESILIENT AVIONICS DESIGN
11.10 CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DEDICATION
REFERENCES
Chapter 12: Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Crewed Spacecraft to Mars
12.1 INTRODUCTION
12.2 CURRENT STATE OF THE ART: ROBOTIC MARS MISSIONS
12.3 GNC HARDWARE ELEMENTS
12.4 NAVIGATION
12.5 GUIDANCE
12.6 CONTROL
12.7 ADVANCES IN GNC FOR FUTURE MARS MISSIONS
12.8 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 13: Thermal Protection for Exploration Vehicles
13.1 INTRODUCTION
13.2 SPACECRAFT THERMAL ENVIRONMENT
13.3 THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
13.4 THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
13.5 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 14: Human Health Risks Relevant to Deep Space Mars Exploration Missions
14.1 INTRODUCTION
14.2 SPACE RADIATION HEALTH OUTCOMES
14.3 SPACEFLIGHT-ASSOCIATED NEURO-OCULAR SYNDROME (SANS)
14.5 NUTRITION AND FOOD RISKS
14.6 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY RISKS
14.7 IN-MISSION MEDICAL RISKS
14.8 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 15: Environmental Control and Life Support Systems for Crewed Spacecraft Exploration of Mars
15.1 INTRODUCTION
15.2 COMMON CONSIDERATIONS
15.3 VEHICLE LIFE SUPPORT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.

15.4 CREW HABITATION DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
15.5 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 16: Mathematical Methods for Space Mission Planning and Architecture Design
16.1 INTRODUCTION
16.2 OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES OF MISSION PLANNING TOOLS
16.3 DEVELOPMENT OF MISSION PLANNING TOOLS
16.4 COST MODELS
16.5 NUMERICAL EXAMPLES
16.6 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Appendix 1: Common Acryonyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 2: Robotic Missions to Mars
Appendix 3: Proposed Mission Architectures for Mars
Appendix 4: Proposed Interplanetary Supply Chain Classes and Subcl
Index
Supporting Materials.