In December 2013, mission concept studies for a 2018 Mars mission were contracted with Lockheed Martin and Surrey Satellite Technology for a 2018 demonstration mission to provide proof of concept for a subset of the key technologies for a later permanent human settlement on Mars.
Mission concept studies for a 2018 Mars mission were contracted with Lockheed Martin for a 2018 demonstration mission. This was in December 2013. This was to provide proof of concept for a subset of the key technologies for a later permanent human settlement on Mars. Mission concept studies for a 2018 Mars mission were contracted with Surrey Satellite Technology for a 2018 demonstration mission. This was in December 2013. This was to provide proof of concept for a subset of the key technologies for a later permanent human settlement on Mars.