Charles Boden, head of NASA stated bluntly, the opening of a three-day conference devoted to the exploration of Mars: “A manned flight to Mars is now the ultimate destination of humanity in our solar system and is the focus of NASA.” He added that all of the U.S. space exploration program would be “aligned to support this goal.”
And, despite a limited budget. President Barack Obama has recently proposed to Congress a budget of $ 17.7 billion for NASA in 2014, a decrease compared to previous years. effect
year in the orbital outpost
But NASA has not go a step further in 2015. In three years, an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are expected to spend a year in the orbiting outpost, which is within a few months to the duration of a Mars mission.
The next step is planned for 2025, when astronauts will aim to capture and tow a small asteroid aboard the Orion capsule, currently in development. A mission that will “the development of technologies and capabilities necessary for manned missions to Mars,” said Charles Bolden.Mars probe in November
Currently, the main obstacle to the Martian conquest is entering the atmosphere of the planet, known very difficult. Since the beginning of the robotic exploration of Mars 40 years ago, the success rate is less than 50%.
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