EDITORIAL INFORMATION

The Case for Mars was started as an informal and open forum for the discussion of human exploration to Mars. The first conference in March 1981 brought together a diverse group of scientists, engineers, social scientists and interested laypersons. Formal presentations were complemented by workshops and informal discussions. The openness and diversity of the Case for Mars conferences has been maintained through the subsequent conferences and The Case for Mars V reflects these qualities. This books contains the proceedings of the Conference held May 26-29, 1993, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

(Extracted from the Foreword).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Foreword.

-1. Planning for Missions to Mars.

-Mars Colonization: Technically Feasible, Affordable, and a Universal Human Drive.
-The Third Era of Space Exploration.
-Marketing Mars: A Preliminary Survey of Public Attitudes.
-Is There a Short Term Economic and Social Justification for Manned Solar System Exploration?
-Is Bone Loss in Space a Problem?
-Relevance and Impact of Planetary Environment Protection on Future Mars Missions.
-Adaptable Software Needed for Mars Missions.
-Footsteps to Mars: An Incremental Approach to Mars Exploration.

-2. Surface Exploration.

-MESUR Pathfinder Microrover Flight Experiment: A Status Report.
-The Mars Aerial Platform Mission: A Global Reconnaissance of the Red Planet Using Super-Pressure Balloons.
-Mars Exobiology Sites for Future Exploration.
-Genetic Reinforcement Learning in a Robotic System for Space Exploration.
-A "Jumper" for Mars Surface Exploration.
-Over-the-Horizon Communications on Mars Via HF Radio Propagation.
-Systems for Mars EMU Design.
-Project EMA: A Plan for the Exploration of Mars.

-3. Human Missions I: Transportation Concepts.

-Magnetobraking for Mars Return Vehicles.
-Effect of Inert Propellant Injection on Mars Ascent Vehicle Performance.
-A Study of Powered Abort to Earth Orbits From Earth to Mars Transfer Orbits.
-Zephyr: A Microsat Transfer Orbit Stage.
-Practical Methods for Near-Term Piloted Mars Missions.

-4. Human Missions II: Power and Fuel Systems on Mars.

-The Viability of Photovoltaics on the Martian Surface.
-Solar Array Corrections for Mars Surface.
-Methanol: A Fuel for Earth and Mars.

-5. Human Missions III: Terraforming.

-The Long-Term Habitation of Mars.
-Paraterraforming: Construction, Energy, Environment and Hazard Control Strategies for a Quasi-Global Martian Worldhouse.
-Technological Requirements for Terraforming Mars.

-6. Human Missions IV: Long-Term Habitation - Mars Base Concepts.

-Mars 2008 Surface Habitation Study - Part 5, Mission Design Evaluation Process and Criteria.
-The Nomad Explorer Assembly Assist Vehcile: An Architecture for Rapid Global Extraterrestrial Base Infrastructure Establishment.
-Construction Method and Procedure for Early-Phase Mars Base.
-Design and Construction for a Permanent Presence on Mars.
-Covered Crater Biome: A Martian Life Support System.
-Mars 2008 Surface Habitation Study - Part 3, Safety Philosophy.

-Appendices.

-Index.