Dennis Tito Wants to Send Human Mission to Mars in 2018

Posted by : Aron сряда, 20 февруари 2013 г.

Image of Mars from Mars Express. Credit: ESA

According to a press release posted on SpaceRef and NASAWatch, Dennis Tito — the first-ever space tourist — is planning send a human mission to Mars in January 2018 on a round-trip journey lasting 501 days. The trip would be timed to take advantage of the launch ‘window’ when Mars and Earth reach a position in their respective orbits that offers the best trajectory between the two planets.

Reportedly, Tito has created a new nonprofit company called the Inspiration Mars Foundation. The mission is intended to “generate new knowledge, experience and momentum for the next great era of space exploration.”
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