Could the US have got a crewed Mars Mission in the 80s?

Archibald said:

Spiro Agnew called it Space Task Group (STG)

For NASA and Tom Paine it was IPP: Integrated Program Plan.

And yes, it wasn't politically realistic, by any mean. Technically wise it was sound, albeit eye watering expensive. Plus RNS - Reusable Nuclear Shuttle - might have become a space nuclear nightmare. Glad that one Capture d’écran 2024-02-28 à 12.38.23.png Capture d’écran 2024-02-28 à 12.38.47.png Capture d’écran 2024-02-28 à 12.39.12.png Capture d’écran 2024-02-28 à 12.37.45.png
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uk 75 said:
We have discussed the pros and cons of Stephen Baxter's novel "Voyage" about a US crew landing on Mars in 1985. But could a mission like that have been done with the technology available to NASA?
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