MARS-X

“With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.” Abraham Lincoln​

“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.” Edwin Hubble

 

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Mars-X should be a source of inspiration and motivation for future generations. It is also the natural prolongation of past achievements and discoveries. It fulfills aspects of humankind’s evolution by the combination of outreach and science. Exploring Mars from its orbit is a challenge that is undertaken on behalf of humanity.

 

Ever since the early days of human civilization the desire to explore and the yearning for knowledge have gone hand in hand. From the days of Cook and Darwin humanity has travelled far in search of understanding. By avoiding the development of complicated entry, descent, landing and take-off systems, Mars-X ensures that this mission will be feasible by 2024 and with reduced cost and risk compared to a Mars landing mission. This project will realize advances not only for science, but for humanity in general and future exploration into the cosmos. This will focus on several key areas of research: the radiation environment of Mars, atmospheric conditions on Mars, Martian geology, volcanism, in situ resource investigation and the erstwhile potential for life on Mars. From these fields of science, specific goals will be targeted in order to allow the advancement of humanity to our generations’ New World: Mars.