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Von Braun’s Mars flotilla was enormous

  • Figure 1—Landing on Mars. Aeronutronic’s Mars lander, a lifting body glider, relied on aerodynamic lift to minimize required propellant. The design was based on optimistic estimates of Martian atmospheric density. (’Summary Presentation: Study of a Manned Mars Excursion Module,’ Franklin Dixon, Proceeding of the Symposium on Manned Planetary Missions: 1963/1964 Status, NASA TM X-53049, Future Projects Office, NASA George C. Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, June 12, 1964, p. 467.)
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    Von Braun Mars plan
    10 ships, 70 crew, inflatable spheres 🚀 Von Braun’s Mars plan ended with a polar glider landing and a 4,000-mile trek to base.
Space: Humans to Mars: Fifty Years of Mission Planning, 1950-2000

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