1963: First Manned Spacecraft Center
(MSC) Mars plan (MSC) Mars plan

• Response to piloted EMPIRE Mars studies Response to piloted EMPIRE Mars studies at NASA Marshall at NASA Marshall
  
  
• Study results presented at American Study results presented at American Astronomical Society Symposium on the Astronomical Society Symposium on the Exploration of Mars, June 1963 Exploration of Mars, June 1963
  
  
• Three mission modes considered Three mission modes considered
  
  
  1. Propulsive braking Propulsive braking
     
     
  2. Aerodynamic braking Aerodynamic braking
     
     
  3. Flyby- Flyby-rendezvous