1. MinMars Update Telecon October, 25 th 2009

2. Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0 New reference document as of July 2009 – NASA-SP-2009-566 – Uploaded to SVN : References Folder 100 pg text describing Design Reference Architecture 5.0 – Introduction – DRA 5.0 Summary – Goals and Objectives – Transportation Systems – Surface Systems – Architectural Assessments – Key Challenges – Public Participation Also uploaded Mars DRA 5.0 Addendum – 406 pg text more in-depth version of NASA-SP-2009-566

3. Austere Human Mission to Mars Alternate architecture that is a scaled-back from DRA 5 and might offer lower development cost, lower flight cost, and meet all the current Constellation Mars mission requirements – A minimum mission set that would be acceptable from a science and exploration standpoint. Paper presented at Space 2009 by Hoppy Price, JPL. – Paper uploaded to Repository: References Folder – Presentation slides also uploaded.

4. GA Tech Efforts Entry, Descent, and Landing Space 2009 paper on a parametric study of the Mars EDL design space. – Entry velocity, entry vehicle configuration, entry vehicle mass and supersonic deceleration technology were varied – Paper uploaded to SVN: References Folder

5. Support for One-Way Missions October 19 th article in Houston Chronicle – “Travel to Mars – on a one-way ticket?” – http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6673981.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6673981.html “The concept of a one-way mission to Mars has circulated among space buffs for years, with a Houston-based former NASA engineer, James C McLane III, among its chief champions. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin has endorsed the plan.” – Chief, Space Environment Test Division, NASA 1967-1991 “The one-way option received a boost six weeks ago when theoretical physicist Lawernce Krauss wrote an op-ed in the New York Times that espoused the plan…” – L. Krauss is the director of the Origins Initiative at ASU and author of “The Physics of Star Trek”

6. Final Report / Space 2010 Proposed final report outline Introduction & Motivation Strategy for Life Support, In-Situ Resource Utilization and Re-Supply Surface Power Generation and Storage Transportation Scenario based on MSL EDL Tech – Transportation System Architecture – Surface Infrastructure – Concept of Operations Transportation Scenario based on Advance EDL Tech – Transportation System Architecture – Surface Infrastructure – Concept of Operations Conclusions and Future Work Topics to be covered Introduction & Motivation Key strategies – Power, life support, ISRU, re-supply, ??? Transportation architecture description – Launch, Earth Departure, in-space hab, EDL Surface infrastructure – Habitation, Power, Mobility, Logistics/Spares, Assembly, EVA, Comm, Robotics Concept of Operations – Launch manifest, surface activities Mass chunking scenarios: – 2mt, 5mt, 10mt, ??? – Based on trans. Arch. – Affects surf infrastructure and con ops. – Tied in with previous topics? Conclusions and Future Work