{"id":5046,"date":"2013-02-28T21:01:51","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T19:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2022-09-28T20:11:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T19:11:26","slug":"first-space-tourist-couple-mars-5046","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/first-space-tourist-couple-mars-5046\/","title":{"rendered":"First \u2018Space Tourist\u2019 wants to send couple to Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"First<\/a>The world\u2019s first space tourist is hoping to make history again, this time with a mission to Mars.<\/h1>\n

American multimillionaire Dennis Tito, who in 2001 paid a reported $20 million to ride aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), unveiled plans Wednesday for the first manned mission to Mars and back with a January 2018 launch date, an \u201cextremely ambitious goal,\u201d experts told RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to send two people, but to allow everyone else along for the ride,\u201d said Tito at a news conference Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington. \u201cIt is a challenging, yet attainable goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The mission dubbed \u201cInspiration Mars\u201d has been described as \u201cbold\u201d and \u201crisky\u201d by both supporters and critics alike.<\/p>\n

The so-called \u201cfast, free-return\u201d mission would begin on Jan. 5, 2018 when two crew members \u2013 a husband and wife astronaut duo \u2013 board a shuttle, approximately the size of a Winnebago, as private citizens to embark on a 501-day roundtrip flyby, passing within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the Martian surface.<\/p>\n

No attempted landing or orbit is scheduled, just a barebones, \u201cLewis and Clark” expedition style trip Tito said, comparing the minimalistic approach to the engine of a classic car. The crew will use the gravitational influence of Mars to \u201cslingshot\u201d the space vehicle onto a return course back to Earth.<\/p>\n

Tito and his team are executing the project as a private, nonprofit endeavor under the umbrella of his Inspiration Mars Foundation.
\nFoundation officials said conversations are underway with several US commercial aerospace companies about potential launch and crew vehicles and systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mission will be built around proven, existing space transportation systems and technologies derived from industry, NASA and the ISS that can be available in time to support the launch date,\u201d officials with the foundation said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flyby architecture lowers risk,\u201d said Tito. \u201cWith no critical propulsive maneuvers, no entry into the Mars atmosphere, and no rendezvous and docking,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But the risks that do exist could pose major problems experts said, including the safety of the crew against cosmic radiation and the short timeline leading up to the launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project is extremely ambitious, especially given the timeframe,\u201d said Graham Candler, a professor in the department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of work that has been done with people being on the ISS for an extended period of time,\u201d Candler said, but there are still risk factors he added. \u201cYou do go through bone loss, your muscles get deconditioned so you have to exercise extensively which requires a significant amount of space,\u201d Candler said.<\/p>\n

There is also a psychological factor. \u201cNot many people can mentally withstand the travel, a half-year in each direction,\u201d Candler said.
\n\u201cOur primary goal is to keep the crew alive for just shy of a year-and-a half mission,\u201d said Dr. Jonathan Clark chief medical officer of the Inspiration Mars Foundation.<\/p>\n

And while radiation is a concern, \u201cit\u2019s not a show stopper,\u201d Clark said. He added the project will consult with NASA about radiation protection.<\/p>\n

Astronaut candidates will face a rigorous screening process that will take place within the next six to twelve months.<\/p>\n

Tito, who spent eight days in space in 2001, said he personally committed two years of his own money to keep the Mars project alive. He would not comment on the overall cost, but said he expects the project to be funded primarily through private, charitable donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly there are risks associated with the mission,\u201d Tito said. \u201cBut these are exactly the kind of risks that America should be willing to take in order to advance our knowledge, experience and position as a world leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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