Inspiration Mars Foundation

Inspiration Mars is an American non-profit organization that was founded by the first space tourist Dennis Tito and has set itself the goal of January 2018Vorlage: Future / In 3 years to May 2019Vorlage: Future / In 5 years a manned flyby of perform Mars. This would of private spaceflight, a manned Mars flight much earlier succeed as national space agencies NASA and Roscosmos, which have released no concrete plans. The possibility of an actual implementation of a Mars mission in 2018, however, has become unrealistic.

Financing

In the first two years, the Foundation is funded by Tito himself, then said to have been procured enough capital to carry out the project. Tito assumes that the mission will cost less than the Mars Science Laboratory NASA.

Trajectory

The Synodic period of Mars is about two years, so that repeat possible launch window in this period. But as the Mars web having a relatively high eccentricity, varying the necessary start speeds. For a start in January 2018, the energy required is relatively low. Flight time to Mars should be 227 days that are approaching on August 20 2018Vorlage: / future take place in four years. The closest approach to Mars is at its night side, the distance to the Martian surface can be reduced to up to 100 km. Active track changes are not planned. Through the flyby of Mars, the trajectory is modified so that it comes on the return flight in the vicinity of the orbit of Venus. The return to Earth takes place on 21 May 2019 at a relative speed of about 14 km / s Thus, the flight time is only 501 days. The next launch opportunity with a similarly favorable path will result only in 2031.

Crew

The crew will consist of a married couple who should represent humanity. Due to the psychological burden and the possible effect on fertility, the plans provide for a married couple in middle age, which is already selected.

Technical implementation

The mission is to build on existing technology, which will be further developed in coming years. There are mainly components from the private space, such as the Dragon capsule can be used to make a decision for a spaceship or a rocket has not yet fallen.