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S92-49970 (February 1992) --- (Artist's concept of possible exploration programs.( Passing from sunlight into the Earth-lit shadow of the Moon, a nuclear thermal transfer vehicle prepares to dock with a lunar lander. Using a building block approach, a Mars transfer vehicle could be constructed from components common to the lunar stage. Artwork by Pat Rawlings, of SAIC.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 01/04/2006
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