Antarctic Exploration Parallels for Future Human Planetary Exploration: A Workshop Report

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Apr 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002stin...0242043h&link_type=abstract

Technical Report, NASA/TP-2002-210778; S-888; NAS 1.60:210778

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Antarctic Regions, Space Exploration, Mars Surface, Planetary Environments, Manned Mars Missions, Education, Expeditions, Mission Planning

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Four Antarctic explorers were invited to a workshop at Johnson Space Center (JSC) to provide expert assessments of NASA's current understanding of future human exploration missions beyond low Earth orbit. These explorers had been on relatively sophisticated, extensive Antarctic expeditions with sparse or nonexistent support infrastructure in the period following World War II through the end of the International Geophysical Year. Their experience was similar to that predicted for early Mars or other planetary exploration missions. For example: one Antarctic a expedition lasted two years with only one planned resupply mission and contingency plans for no resupply missions should sea ice prevent a ship from reaching them; several traverses across Antarctica measured more than 1000 total miles, required several months to complete, and were made without maps (because they did not exist) and with only a few aerial photos of the route; and the crews of six to 15 were often international in composition. At JSC, the explorers were given tours of development, training, and scientific facilities, as well as documentation at operational scenarios for future planetary exploration. This report records their observations about these facilities and plans in answers to a series of questions provided to them before the workshop.

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