Power generation technology options for a Mars mission

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Manned Mars Missions, Mission Planning, Nuclear Power Reactors, Power Supplies, Solar Energy, Technology Utilization, Life Support Systems, Mars Surface, Transport Vehicles, Viking Lander Spacecraft

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The power requirements and resultant power system performances of an aggressive Mars mission are characterized. The power system technologies discussed will support both cargo and piloted space transport vehicles as well as a six-person crew on the Martian surface for 600 days. The mission uses materials transported by cargo vehicles and materials produced using in-situ planetary feed stock to establish a life-support cache and infrastructure for the follow-on piloted lander. Numerous power system technical options are sized to meet the mission power requirements using conventional and solar, nuclear, and wireless power transmission technologies for stationary, mobile surface, and space applications. Technology selections will depend on key criteria such as mass, volume, area, maturity, and application flexibility.

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