The WeMartians Podcast delves into all aspects of the exploration of Mars, including robotic/human spacecraft and rocket engineering, planetary science, astronomy and other upcoming technology. Our episodes are research-supported and feature topical audio clips and special guests.
33 – Camping at Mars (feat. Danielle Richey & Steve Jolly)
Mission designs for human trips to Mars are common, but Lockheed Martin’s “Mars Base Camp” is something fresh. That’s because it’s a collaborative, orbit-first, science-focused approach, so it means the plan is a realistic path forward from NASA’s Deep Space Gateway. Complete with a habitat, a laboratory, propulsion, power and two Orion capsules, it’s a complete beachhead for a human trip to the red planet. It’s even got a lander! Listen to engineers Danielle Richey & Steve Jolly join Jake to talk about the idea and how it might become real.
Links
Key Twitter Follows
- Danielle Richey (@dmrichey)
- Rob Chambers (@marsbasecamper)
- Tim Chichan (@timcichan)
- Lockheed Martin (@lockheedmartin)
- Mars Base Camp Hashtag (#marsbasecamp)
- You can reach Steve via Email if you have questions
Official Lockheed Martin Content
- The Mars Base Camp site
- Some high-res B-roll video of the concept
- Lockheed Martin’s Mars Base Camp Flickr
- The IAC Update White Paper
- Promo Video for Mars Base Camp
- The IAC Presentation Video
WeMartians music is “RetroFuture”, “Electrodoodle” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/