IAA Study Group on Global Human Mars System Missions Exploration

Paper number

IAC-13,A5,2,1,x17876

Author

Prof. Giancarlo Genta, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Coauthor

Dr. Jean Marc Salotti, Laboratoire de Science Cognitive, France

Year

2013

Abstract

Human missions to Mars have been studied individually by several Space Agencies over the past decades. However, a cooperative Human Mars mission framework including, but not limited to, requirements and technologies, is  still missing.
The International Academy of Astronautics has set up a study group to deal with this subject with the goal of identifying, assessing and synthesizing a global set of goals with its related criteria and requirements for future human exploration of the Mars system and establishing technology opportunities and roadmaps in the context of promising cooperative exploration scenarios.
The study will consider, but not limit to, the following aspects: 
\begin{enumerate}
\item Mission rationale definition goals with its related criteria: Political, Scientifical, Economical, Cultural
\item Questions to be answered with the relevant time frame
\item Global set of requirements
\item Enabling Technologies required with the required time frame
\item Human Factors aspects
\item Mission Architecture Options
\item Sustainability
\item Outreach aspects
\item Cooperative Framework
\item Decision Roadmap
\item Recommendations
\item Conclusions
\end{enumerate}
The study should aim to identify means to minimize the risks at global level, while ensuring the affordability and feasibility of human Mars exploration. 
The work of the study group is in its initial phase. The study team has been selected and the preliminary activities have been started. A draft is scheduled to be available for the next Heads of Space Agencies Summit to be held in Washington in December 2014.

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