Derek Lyons wrote:
> "Alfred Montestruc" wrote:
>
> >Well I think a one way manned mission to land Mars would have been
> >possible, or a manned orbit Mars and take pictures and return mission,
> >or a combition. The killer would be the monster big payload
> >requirments of a lander that can lift off again and the radiation
> >shielding.
>
> I would suggest you wander over to sci.space.* and learn up a bit on
> Mars missions. Your second sentence is a howler.
So you think the radiation shielding and/or the weight of the Mars
lander + propellent for it would be trivia? Which or both and why?
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