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Mars Mission Semi-Direct Architecture

A commission by William T. Taylor for a manned Mars mission utilizing a smaller version of Space X's ITS spacecraft and an ion drive version of NASA's MMSEV spacecraft.

The space suited astronauts and original MMSEV spacecraft are courtesy of NASA.

MMSEV explores a crater on Deimos.

MMSEV explores a crater on Deimos.

ITS-Mini lands on Mars.

ITS-Mini lands on Mars.

ITS-Mini and MMSEV dock above Deimos before another surface sortie.

ITS-Mini and MMSEV dock above Deimos before another surface sortie.