Mars Surface Exploration

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Mars Surface Exploration

• By
• Kassandra Rodriguez
• Janeil Nold
• Sandra Okon
• Jennah Romanski

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Crew

• Kassandra Rodriguez, PhD- Mission Commander
• Electrical Engineer that has skills in life
  support and Astrophysics. So on Mars, she will
  specialize in geology/ geophysics, rover
  maintenance, and rover diver.
• Dr. Janeil Nold, PhD- Mission Specialist 1
• Mechanical Engineer that has skills in
  communications and computer operations. So on
  Mars, she will specialize in communication and
  computer operation.
• Jennah Romanski, PhD- Communications Specialist
• Computer Engineer that has a skill in spacecraft
  maintenance, computer operations, and spacecraft
  pilot. So on Mars, she will use her skill in
  habitat maintenance, rover maintenance, and
  computer operations.
• Dr. Sandra Okon, M.D- Mission Specialist 2
• Medical doctor with a biomedical engineer that
  has a skill in the crew medical and mental health
  and life research. So on Mars, she will use her
  skill in the crew medical and mental health.
• Note- everyone has some training in each field
  in case of emergency.

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TimeLine

• Cargo-Launch 7-16-2011
• Landing 12-13-2011
• Earth Return Vehicle- Launch 8-20-2013
• Landing 1-14-2014
• Crew and Habitat Vehicle- Launch 10-10-2015
• Landing 3-8-2016
• Landing Site Hellas Basin

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Onboard experiments

• On board the TMOB space craft, we will perform a
  series of activities
• Exercise-tracking an astronauts daily exercise
• Plant Growth Laboratory- used for food and oxygen
• Toys in Space- does it have the same ability on
  earth as in space

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On Mars Surface Experiments

• While on Mars, the following experiments will be
  performed
• Rover Drilling- search for fossils, water,
  evidence that supports life, also take a core
  sample of the Mars rock to send back to Earth
• Grow Food
• Search for seismic activity(Mars quakes)
• Rovers will be sent to Utopia Planitia to search
  for water and fossils.

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Our Patch

• The KSJ2 patch shows one of the rovers that will
  journey across Mars and bring back samples of
  rock to our camp.
• In the background is our home planet Earth.