What to Pack for Mars

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De Weck, Olivier L.
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De Weck, O.L. “What to Pack for Mars.” Spectrum, IEEE 46.6 (2009): 39. © 2009 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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2009-05
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52341
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
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IEEE Spectrum
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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You can't take much into space. When a rocket is on the launchpad, 99.9 percent of the mass is the fuel and the vehicle itself. That leaves 0.1 percent for everything else the crew and all their supplies. When considering what to bring, how do we trade off between consumables (needed for survival), spare parts (for safety), and research equipment (which gives the mission value)?
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0018-9235
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