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In article <1993Jan26.210426.10853@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu>, ghasting@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu (George Hastings) writes:
>  (nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu) writes:
>> Imnot sure if this idea is feasible, but, its an idea..`
>> What about pre-positioning feul/food/gear packets along the route of the Mars
>> mission or maybe send a unmanned mission ahead maybe by Solar Sailer(s).
>> And pre-[.positioning the craft to be near na..mars when the Mir mission
>> arrives at Mars.
>> 
>> Michael C. Adams
>> NSMCA@ACAD3.ALASKA.EDU
>   Your first idea would be good on an arctic expedition, or
> even on a lunar traverse, but not on a trip to Mars, since
> everything bewteen here and there ALSO has to be revolving
> around the Sun: different distances from the Sun = different
> periods of revolution. You could drop stuff off evenly spaced
> between here and Mars, but when you got to that distance, they
> would no longer be lined up, having travelled along their
> orbital paths since they were left.
>   The second idea of sending some sort of resupply craft ahead,
> and parking it in Martian orbit where you could find it,
> redezvous with it, dock and transfer from it, is a MUCH better
> suggestion!
> 
> George Hastings
> ghasting@vdoe386.vak12ed.edu

Your right George, the second is more fesible.. Maybe a multiple stage 
pre-positioning nission.. Why must the big stuff, the extra food/supplies be
sent with the quick human mission.. The slow part can
get there a year or two before the human mission, and maybe act as 
a sensor, launch probes and such and maybe act as a NAV bouy..
And maybe do other missions that would make the human mission easier..Do the
things that humans don't need to do..

Question what would you use to get it there?? Automated Solar Sail would be
nice.. Seems you only need rockets and such when you have to get someplace
quick.. The auto-mission would do surveys of possibel landing/survey sights..

Any better ideas are expected..


Michael Adams
Alias: Morgoth/Ghost Wheel 
nsmca@acad2.alaska.edu