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Survival and sacrifice in Mars explorationwhat we know from polar expeditions /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Survival and sacrifice in Mars explorationby Erik Seedhouse.
Reminder of title:	what we know from polar expeditions /
Author:	Seedhouse, Erik.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015.
Description:	xxv, 163 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Manned space flight.
Subject:	Mars (Planet)
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12448-3
ISBN:	9783319124483 (electronic bk.)

Survival and sacrifice in Mars explorationwhat we know from polar expeditions /
Seedhouse, Erik.

Survival and sacrifice in Mars explorationwhat we know from polar expeditions /[electronic resource] :by Erik Seedhouse. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2015. - xxv, 163 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration. - Springer-Praxis books in space exploration..

Exploration Mission Architectures -- Expedition Leadership -- Bioethics -- Launch and Outbound -- Approach and Landing -- Surviving -- Sacrifice and Death -- Inbound -- Return.

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.

ISBN: 9783319124483 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-12448-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

357258
Manned space flight.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

195069
Mars (Planet)

LC Class. No.: TL799.M3

Dewey Class. No.: 629.4553

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