THE AFFORDABLE MARS MISSION DEFLECTED ASTEROIDS AS CYCLICAL SPACESHIPS

Over thirty years ago the Cold War competition and aseeminigly unlimited enthusiasm by the public opinionfor space and new technologies, spurred the UnitedStates into the space race which allowed several andcontinuous breakthroughs to take place culminating inthe human Moon landing. Today with a far more advanced technology, a richweb-related economy with the potentially financialmeans and with a space environment much more familiardue to its routine utilisation for military, commercial, communication, navigation weather forecastand other activities we are more prepared than everbefore to pursue ambitious space programs.Unfortunately space must still compete, as long as itis Government funded, with several other programswhich seem more urgent and with higher priority.The return to the Moon, the Mars landing, the creationof new bases in other bodies are unavoidable andessential milestones in the future of mankind and, atthe present rapid resources depletion pace andgrowing pollution, even for its survival.Since the present situation, with progress dependingon annual limited budgets by governments, cannot bechanged and while costs to orbit 1 lb is still in theorder of $10Gs, it's time to introduc