Dissertation Anglais

« scientific point of view.

- Will you, by the end of the century, send a man to tread the soil of Mars? - My belief is that we will set foot on Martian soil in the middle of the 21st century.

But I think that man will first settle in Martian orbit, before even going there. - Roughly speaking, your plan is to establish a base in lunar orbit and make it the starting point for manned missions to asteroids and the moons of Mars? - Our priority is indeed to establish a space station in lunar orbit.

This is the stage that was chosen to prepare man on Mars.

In space exploration, we begin by doing simple things, before moving on to complex things.

- However, to go to Mars, you will have to make very long flights: a return trip to Mars can take two and a half years.

- No one has ever done this before.

So before going there, there are check boxes.

With the station in lunar orbit, we check two or three.

But there will be seven or eight left before we consider a manned mission. - Thank you for participating in our interview and taking the time to respond. - Nothing is with pleasure.. »