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Soviet Plans for a Manned Flight to Mars, May 1985

Background

Excerpt from the document:

“Soviet statements indicate that the Soviets are planning a manned Mars mission from which they hope to derive world acclaim and prestige. Because all the technologies needed for such a flight have not yet been perfected, the Soviets have not committed themselves to a launch date. Our strongest, current indicators of Soviet plans for a manned mission to Mars are the long-duration stays in space by cosmonauts and the Soviet program to develop magnetoplasma dynamic thrusters for long duration space propulsion.”

In March of 2018, The Black Vault filed a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to have this previously released record re-reviewed for further declassification.

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What is interesting is that although nothing new was revealed, there continues to be numerous redacted pages.

Declassified Document

 Soviet Plans for a Manned Flight to Mars, May 1985, 2010 Release [16 Pages, 3.5MB]

Archived Versions

 Soviet Plans for a Manned Flight to Mars, May 1985, 2010 Release [12 Pages, 0.8MB]

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This post was published on March 22, 2018 4:04 pm

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