http://www.popsci.com/lockheed-martin-aiming-to-put-astronauts-in-mars-orbit-by-2028
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/sciences/20160519.OBS0811/une-station-spatiale-habitee-autour-de-mars-dans-12-ans.html
C'est basé sur un habitat en orbite baptisé "Mars Base Camp" où six astronautes orbiteraient Mars et depuis lequel ils pourraient télé-commander des rovers ou des drones volants.
Mars Base Camp could put astronauts into Martian orbit for about 10 or 11 months straight. While they're there, the astronauts could remotely explore Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, as well as operate rovers or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in real-time.
Tony Antonelli, Lockheed Martin's chief technologist for civil space exploration, insiste sur le fait que tout le matériel nécessaire pour construire le Mars Base Camp existe déjà ou est en développement.
You won't find any suspended animation pods or magnetic shields on Lockheed's spacecraft. As cool as those might be, Mars Base Camp relies on near-term technologies--equipment that's already been proven or is in development now.
"All of these pieces exist today, they're not brand new," says Antonelli. "We're taking advantage of what we've already got."