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Title: Strategic Technology Development for Future Mars Missions (2013-2022)
Primary Author: Samad A. Hayati
Secondary Author(s): Michelle Munk, Dick Powell, Bob Gershman, Ying Lin, Karen Buxbaum, Paul Backes, Steve Gorevan, Dave Stephenson, Dave Anderson, John Dankanich, Carl Allen, Don Pearson, Tom Rivellini, Issa Nesnas, Gary Bolotin, Charles Budney, Aron Wolf, Joseph Riedel
Institution: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: September 15, 2009
Summary: This white paper focuses on enabling technologies for several candidate concepts for future Mars missions. These missions are described in MEPAG position white papers developed for the decadal survey. The technologies, their current status, and their approximate costs and schedules are described.
Panel Selection: Mars: Not Phobos and Deimos.
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