Mars Outpost

Various components of the 'Mars Outpost' proposal. (M. Dowman, 1989)[1]

Mars Outpost is a concept for a human base on the planet Mars that was developed by the United States in the 1980s.[1] The components and design were based on an earlier lunar test bed outpost.[1] Development would go through several phases over four years, from an 'Emplacement Phase' to a 'Consolidation Phase', after which full use by its crew could commence.[1] Components of the base would include a habitat module, pressurized rover dock/equipment lock, airlocks, and a 16 meters (17 yards) constructed habitat.[1] The 16 m habitat would be constructed in situ.[1] Other technology for the base design includes a meteorological balloon, unpressurized rover, storage/work area, an area for geophysical experiments, and an area antenna.[1] The Mars Outpost would be designed for a crew of 7 astronauts.[1] Their main tasks would be to do research on mining of Mars and Phobos, life sciences, technology, and Solar System exploration.[1] The Office of Space Exploration did case studies that include establishing a human presence on another planet in 1988 and 1989.[2] An objective of the Mars Evolution 1989 study was, "Emplace a permanent, largely self-sufficient outpost on the surface of Mars."[2]

The base had three main phases called Emplacement, Consolidation, and Utilization.[3]

## See also

* Mars habitat
* Colonization of Mars
* Mars aircraft

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 S89-51054
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 D. Cooke - An Overview of Recent Coordinated Human Exploration Studies (2000) - NASA
3. ↑ "Mars Evolution 1989". http://www.astronautix.com/m/marsevolution1989.html.

## External links

* Design for human Mars base circa 1985
* Mars Outpost rendering, June 1989
* 90 Day Study (.pdf)

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