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Plans and Considerations for the Exploration of SpaceThe Mars Settlement Design Competition is a program for high school students and teachers to experience the process of mission and hardware design. It provides a top level view into how NASA plans to explore space. I will be involved with all three days of this competition. On Friday I plan to give two presentations, one to the employees of White Sands Test Facility and one to students and teachers. On Saturday, I will have a question and answer session with some of the teachers participating in the workshop. Sunday I will serve as one of the judges that will review the students projects created over the weekend. The main emphasis of my talk will focus on exploring the possibilities of the future of space exploration. I will discuss the Mars Reference Mission 3.0, as well as some of the current robotic missions being sent to Mars. Next, I will present a business model perfected by Hum Mandell, showing how the public, private, and commercial sectors all play a major role in sending humans to Mars. I will also discuss the work of the Integrated Design Team at JSC and how that working together approach is key for a successful design. Finally, I will present that the question of how humans can reach out beyond low earth orbit and place permanent settlements on Mars is really a function of the imagination of those who intend on going there.
Document ID
20100033294
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Derkowski, Brian J. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
November 9, 2001
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-7129
Meeting Information
Meeting: Mars Settlement Design Conference
Location: White Sands, NM
Country: United States
Start Date: November 9, 2001
End Date: November 11, 2001
Sponsors: White Sands Test Facility
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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