Survival and sacrifice in Mars exploration [electronic resource] : what we know from polar expeditions / Erik Seedhouse.
Seedhouse, Erik, author.
2015
TL799.M3
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Title Survival and sacrifice in Mars exploration [electronic resource] : what we know from polar expeditions / Erik Seedhouse.
Author Seedhouse, Erik, author.
ISBN 9783319124483 electronic book
331912448X electronic book
9783319124476
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12448-3
Published Cham : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Pubished in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-12448-3 doi
Call Number TL799.M3
Dewey Decimal Classification 629.45/53
Summary With current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That?s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later a commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars. How will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are: ith current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That?s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later a commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars. How will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are: ? Who decides what medical resources are used for whom? Who decides what medical resources are used for whom? ? What is the relative weight of mission success and the health of the crew? What is the relative weight of mission success and the health of the crew? ? Do we allow crewmembers to sacrifi ce their lives for the good of the mission? Do we allow crewmembers to sacrifi ce their lives for the good of the mission? ? And what if a crewmember does perish? Do we store the body for return to Earth or give the member a burial in space? Questions like these, and hundreds of others, have been explored by science fi ction, but scant attention has been paid by those designing missions. Fortunately, the experience gained in polar exploration more than 100 years ago provides crews and mission planners with a framework to deal with contingencies and it is this that forms the core of this book. Why the parallels between polar and space exploration? Because polar exploration offers a better analogy for a Mars mission today than those invoked by the space community. Although astronauts are routinely compared to Lewis and Clark, Mars-bound astronauts will be closer in their roles to polar explorers. And, as much as space has been described as a New Frontier, Mars bears greater similarity to the polar regions, which is why so much can be learned from those who ventured there. And what if a crewmember does perish? Do we store the body forreturn to Earth or give the member a burial in space? Questions like these, and hundreds of others, have been explored by science fi ction, but scant attention has been paid by those designing missions. Fortunately, the experience gained in polar exploration more than 100 years ago provides crews and mission planners with a framework to deal with contingencies and it is this that forms the core of this book. Why the parallels between polar and space exploration? Because polar exploration offers a better analogy for a Mars mission today than those invoked by the space community. Although astronauts are routinely compared to Lewis and Clark, Mars-bound astronauts will be closer in their roles to polar explorers. And, as much as space has been described as a New Frontier, Mars bears greater similarity to the polar regions, which is why so much can be learned from those who ventured there.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 7, 2015).
Series Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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Exploration Mission Architectures
Expedition Leadership
Bioethics
Launch and Outbound
Approach and Landing
Surviving
Sacrifice and Death
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