Vehicles for exploration on Mars.

T. F. Cartaino

ResearchPublished 1960

An examination of the kinds of vehicles that may be used for exploration by manned expeditions after landing on Mars. The types of manned vehicular systems considered are ambulatory, surface car, helicopter, and airplane. The performance and operational characteristics of these vehicle systems are compared, and within the limits of our knowledge of the Martian environment, all four types are shown to be feasible. A unique rocket-turbine propulsion system, and methods of achieving vehicle-range extension, are also described.

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