Meet the editors

Prof. Giuseppe Pezzella was born on November 23, 1972, in Naples, Italy. He is a lecturer in Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics at the Department of Engineering of the University of Campania, Italy. He received an MSc in Aeronautical Engineering in 1999 from the University of Naples "Federico II." Prof. Pezzella obtained his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the same university in 2003. He has been a research engineer in the

Physics of Fluids Department at CIRA since 2005, after a period spent at University of Naples 'Federico II" in the frame of post-doc activities. He is a specialized analyst in the fields of vehicle aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, and aeroshape design. He is involved in national (e.g., PRORA) and international projects (e.g., EXPERT, HIGH-LIFT, FLPP-IXV, RASTAS-SPEAR, HEXAFLY, LAPCAT-II, SCRAMSPACE, HEXAFLY-INT). Prof. Pezzella is author or co-author of about 100 publications among archive journals, conference papers, and edited books, and a reviewer of several international journals.

Antonio Viviani was born in Salerno, Italy. He has a graduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Naples, Italy. He is a full professor in the Engineering Department of the University of Campania, Italy. He is a member of several organizations including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA); American Association for Advancement of Sciences; European

Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA); International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). He also serves on many committees of: International Astronautical Federation (IAF), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), International Council of Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS). Prof. Viviani has held several positions including vice president of ELGRA (1999-2003); vice chairman of the Committee of IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes (2003-2006); chairman of the Committee of IAF Microgravity Sciences and Processes (2006-2012); now, IAA board of trustees member, and IAA regional secretary for Italy; representative for Italy in the ICAS member societies council; co-editor of *Acta Astronautica*, ed. board *Int. J. Aerospace Engineering*. He was co-investigator of the experiment "Onset of Oscillatory Marangoni Flows," Spacelab D2 - Space-Shuttle Columbia STS-55 (1993), and principal investigator of the experiments "Bubble Behavior under Low Gravity," Mission Spacelab IML-2 - Space-Shuttle Columbia, STS-65 (1994); and "Non-linear Surface Tension Driven Bubble Migration," Mission Spacelab LMS – Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 (1996).

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Haoting Liu*

*by Ye Lu*

**Section 2**

Human Mars Missions

*by Bryan Palaszewski*

Mars Exploration

*by Carole Tafforin*

**Section 3**

**Preface XI**

Missions to Mars **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 13**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 53**

In Situ Operations **67**

**Chapter 5 69**

**Chapter 6 89**

Human - Rated Missions **111**

**Chapter 7 113**

Introductory Chapter: Mars Exploration - A Story Fifty Years Long

Assessing Propulsion and Transportation Issues with Mars' Moons

*by Rafael Bardera, Suthyvann Sor and Adelaida García-Magariño*

Human Missions Analysis for Intelligent Missions Improvement

*by Giuseppe Pezzella and Antonio Viviani*

Autonomous Navigation for Mars Exploration

Aerocapture, Aerobraking, and Entry for Robotic and

Aerodynamics of Mars 2020 Rover Wind Sensors

Evolution of the Scientific Instrumentation for *In Situ*

*by Andoni G. Moral Inza and Guillermo Lopez-Reyes*
