Another cool infographic: Missions to Mars

[tblaxland]

Story: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cli.../infographic-day-were-getting-good-going-mars

Maybe ever since the Moon landing, it's been pretty easy to overestimate the success of our space programs--when we want to go somewhere or launch something, we just do it, right? In actuality, space exploration remains a high risk endeavor, as the various Space Shuttle disasters have proven. And going to Mars? Maybe it's out closest planet, but going there isn't as easy as it seems.

Small size:

Fullsize: http://i.imgur.com/GoCGR.jpg

 

[tl8]

Been there, saw that. It was in the IEEE Mars special