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Mars Piloted Orbital Station (or MARPOST) is a Russian concept for a orbital Human mission to Mars, with several proposed configurations, including using a Nuclear thermal rocket to run an electric rocket engine. A 30-volume draft proposal was produced in 2005.〔 〕 The design for the proposed ship was planned to be ready in 2012, and the ship itself in 2021.〔 〕 ==Mission scenario== Marpost would be launched to Mars together with a fleet of robotic spacecraft designed to study the planet both from its orbit and on its surface, while humans will not land on the red planet. The station would reach the Mars orbit from where its crew will research Mars by operating the robots; for this reason the mission is called ‘hybrid’. Since the robots will be controlled by Marpost crewmembers from Martian orbit it will eliminate one of the basic problems of robotic Mars missions, the 14 minutes delay for radio signals to reach the Earth. Samples of Martian soil will then be delivered by these robots to Marpost and later brought back to Earth. The whole duration of the flight is set for 2.5 years with one month of work in Mars orbit. The mission would also prove that people can survive a lengthy trip through deep space and effectively perform their professional responsibilities, including operating the spacecraft and conducting research activities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mars Piloted Orbital Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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