The First Manned Mission the Mars

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Because Mars can supply so many of the needs of a manned mission, it is possible to complete a manned mission inexpensively and in the near future. The first manned mission to Mars may happen like this:

First, a fuel ship will land to Mars and start synthesizing fuel. At the same time, a cargo ship will then travel to Mars, and land on the surface. It, like the fuel ship, will take a slower but cheaper ten month trip to Mars. Once on Mars, the ship will check itself for any damage, errors, or malfunctions. If there are none, and if the fuel ship has produced enough fuel to supply the return mission, the next phase will begin.

The main ship, with the entire crew, will then travel to Mars using a quicker six month route. Once there, they will land on the surface near the cargo and fuel ships. They will refuel the main ship from fuel produced by the fuel ship, and have the fuel ship supply the mission with any needed additional fuel. While they are powered by the fuel ship, they will work in the cargo ship and live in the main ship.

They will try to find conclusive evidence of life on Mars, while doing extensive experiments on using the Martian environment to produce building materials. They will experiment on acquiring water from the Martian permafrost, producing plastics and polymers from materials in the atmosphere and soil, and other experiments aimed at manufacturing glass, cement, metals, and semiconductor crystals. When the mission is over, the Main Ship will launch and return to Earth.

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