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2. ~ 2005: Send 1st crew of 6 → Mars Scenario-w/ Creativity, got round-trip time →1 year ("sprint mission") 1st: assemble & fuel a cargo vehicle & send it on its way (slow boat) 2nd: assemble crew vehicle(carries crew & supplies)→ fuel for a quick trip Arrive @ Mars, rendezvous w/ cargo ship in Mars orbit, Go down to surface (~2-3 weeks) & return (~1 yr total) →scenario proposes 3 of these "sprints", leading up to decision ~2010 to establish an outpost on Mars _____ Done in workshop environment, ~ 3-4 months.... start to define all the studies, trades e.g. moon as stepping stone artificial-g vehicle - No single home for studies w/in NASA - no coordinated view of a lunar initiative or Mars initiative - Recommend that home be established @ HQ adopted - office of exp carry on study of human exploration initiatives role of office is coordination- draw on all elements of NASA [understand transportation possibilities & limitations, & relay requirements; understand station capabilities & systems, & feed in requirement for station evolution; understand scientific intent of robotic precurser missions, & feed in requirement of info needed to support human exploration; close coordination w/ life sciences (understand limitations, research milestones, req on sys) Role of life sciences is critical in enabling & defining missions Life Sci Research: Keep Astronauts alive, healthy,productive during exciting adventures