The Martian Piloted Complex or MPK was a Soviet Union human mission to Mars proposed in 1956-62 by Mikhail Tikhonravov. [1] [2]
It featured a six-cosmonaut crew on a 900-day mission, with a launch in 1975. [2] [3] The craft would have a mass of 1,630 metric tons and employ traditional liquid propellants ( LOX/ Kerosene). [2] It would take 25 N1 rocket launches to assemble the MPK in low earth orbit. [2]
When complete, it would travel from Earth to Mars on a 270 day Hohmann trajectory and maneuver into Martian orbit. [2] Afterwards, a landing craft would descend to the surface for a one-year expedition. [2] Return to Earth would take 270 days and the re-entry vehicle would weight 15 metric tons. [2]
See also
- Aelita project, a 1969 Soviet project of a human mission to Mars
- Human mission to Mars § Mission proposals
References
- ^ Klerkx, Greg (20 July 2010). Lost In Space. Random House. ISBN 9781409001379.
- ^ a b c d e f g Wade, Mark (2019). "MPK". Encyclopedia Astronautica.
- ^ Williams, Matthew S. (June 1, 2019). "All The Plans To Colonize Mars Including Terraforming It". interestingengineering.com.
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