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- He has to be going fast. - Exactly.
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Which means we need to make the mav lighter.
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A lot lighter. 5,000 kilograms lighter.
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You can do that, right?
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There's some gimmes right off the bat.
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The design presumes 500 kilograms of martian soil and samples.
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Obviously we won't do that.
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And there's just one passenger instead of six.
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With suits and gear, that's another 500?
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Ditch the life support, don't need it.
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And we'll get Mark to wear his Eva suit the whole trip.
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Wait a second. If he's in his Eva suit,