MARS PROJECT by Braun, W. von reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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MARS PROJECT

by Braun, W. von

Urbana (Illinois), 1953: University of Illinois Press, 91 pages, $3.95

The book is a technical demonstration of how a manned round trip to Mars may take place based on chemically-propelled spaceships. Departing from an Earth satellite orbit, ten vehicles would travel to Mars, assemble in Martian orbit, permit a party to descend to the surface, then return to Earth. Overall voyage would take some three years. Chapters are entitled "Three-stage Ferry Vessels", "Space Ships", "Landing Boats", "Ferry Flights and General Logistics", "Power Plant Performance" and "Interplanetary Radio Communication".


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III

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