Mars Surface Vehicles

  1. Minimum Rover
  2. Rover with Augmented Life-Support Services
  3. Shirt Sleeve Rover, One Person
  4. Hybrid Rover Concept
  5. Wheeled Hybrid Rover, with Forward Egress

Image credit: Martin Marietta
File source: NASA NTRS

Cargo Lander & Utility Vehicle

Image credit: Martin Marietta
File source: NASA NTRS

Manned Mars Mission

Image credit: NASA
Marshall Image source: NASA

Mars Spacecraft Approaching Surface

Image credit: Rockwell International
Image source: Mike Acs

Over Phobos

Electrostatic ion-powered five-man spacecraft passing over Mars’ moon Phobos on the way to Mars. One of two “scout cars” will land on the tiny moon and rendezvous with the ship later.

Mars: Planet for Conquest
by Erik Bergaust
G.P Putnam’s Sons, 1967

Rocketdyne
Image source: Numbers Station

“Complex” Space Vehicle

Complex space vehicles from Earth in orbit around Mars some time in the late 70’s, as visualized by today’s engineers.

The Next Fifty Years in Space
by Erik Bergaust
Macmillan, 1964

Image credit: Rocketdyne
Image source: Numbers Station

Leynnwood Gallery

Image credit: Northrop
Images: Numbers Station