Choose Wisely

If engineers choose the right approach, we could be on Mars by 2020, instead of the suggested date of 2030. So says Paul Wooster and other members of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in a recent study.

The biggest difference achieved by using common elements, Wooster said, would be eliminating the time lag between the first lunar missions and the first Mars landing. Using many of the same components and systems would cut down on development time and costs, and the same production lines could continue to operate. This would make it easier for lunar and Martian exploration to continue in parallel, Wooster said.

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