The Martian Piloted Complex or MPK[1] was a Soviet Union human mission to Mars proposed in 1956-62 by Mikhail Tikhonravov. It featured a six-Cosmonaut crew on a 900-day mission, with a launch in 1975.[2][3][4]

The craft would have a mass of 1,630 metric tons and land a crew on Mars for a one-year expedition. It would take 25 N1 rocket launches to assemble the MPK.

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References

  1. ^ Klerkx, Greg (20 July 2010). Lost In Space. Random House. ISBN 9781409001379.
  2. ^ "MPK". October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26.
  3. ^ "MPK". www.astronautix.com.
  4. ^ Williams, Matthew S. (June 1, 2019). "All The Plans To Colonize Mars Including Terraforming It". interestingengineering.com.

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