Front matter -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Mars program in context -- 3. Physical environmental hazards -- 4. Chemical environmental hazards -- 5. Potential hazards of the biological environment -- Appendix A. Statement of task -- Appendix B. Biographical sketches of committee members -- Appendix C. Acronyms and abbreviations
Summary
This Web site is an electronic version of a study report written in 2002 that examines the role of robotic exploration missions in assessing the risks to the first human missions to Mars. Visitors are taught that current science rover activities do not provide an adequate research base for the development of rovers needed for the human exploration of Mars. Come and explore what changes need to be made and why
