{"id":35887,"date":"2017-04-04T18:42:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T01:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/fly-me-to-the-moon-and-then-to-mars-boeing-defense-firm-expands-space-plans"},"modified":"2017-06-04T07:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T14:06:20","slug":"fly-me-to-the-moon-and-then-to-mars-boeing-defense-firm-expands-space-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/fly-me-to-the-moon-and-then-to-mars-boeing-defense-firm-expands-space-plans","title":{"rendered":"Fly Me to the Moon and Then to Mars, Boeing: Defense Firm Expands Space Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mh4URPtpEYY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Boeing, the world\u2019s second-largest defense firm, has detailed the hardware it thinks humanity will need to stage a piloted mission to Mars \u2014 and outlined plans for lunar bases, which will serve as a jumping off point for deep space missions, and assist in exploration of the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>Boeing, and five other companies, are already collaborating with NASA to develop the Space Launch System (SLS), which it is hoped will power a trip to Mars. Now, the firm has offered up conceptual designs for other accessories it will be useful for the mission, and a more general vision of how it could be achieved \u2014 and made easier on repeat visits. Of particular note are a deep space habitat design, and transport vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201704041052288218-mars-mission-boeing-vehicle\/\">https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201704041052288218-mars-mission-boeing-vehicle\/<\/a> --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing, the world\u2019s second-largest defense firm, has detailed the hardware it thinks humanity will need to stage a piloted mission to Mars \u2014 and outlined plans for lunar bases, which will serve as a jumping off point for deep space missions, and assist in exploration of the Moon. Boeing, and five other companies, are already [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":359,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-habitats","category-space-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58179,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35887\/revisions\/58179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}