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Aelita was the 1969 abandoned Soviet project of a crewed flight to Mars. It was named after the 1923 science fiction novel Aelita by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy about a flight to Mars.

See also

• Martian Piloted Complex, a 1956-62 Soviet project

References

1. Brian Harvey, Russian Planetary Exploration. History, Development, Legacy and Prospects, 2007, p. 302
2. Mark Wade, MEK
3. Asif A. Siddiqi, Challenge to Apollo. The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-1974, 2000, Chapter 17: Dreams Unfulfilled
4. Zheleznyakov A., «Аэлита», «МАВР» и другие проекты советской пилотируемой экспедиции на Марс.
5. Сергей Филиппенков, "Проект 'Аэлита' ", "Жуковские вести", 11 August 1999

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20th-century proposals	The Mars Project Martian Piloted Complex Aelita TMK Ride Report Space Exploration Initiative Mars Direct The Case for Mars Mars Design Reference Mission 3.0
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Advocacy	Caves of Mars Project Mars Institute Mars Society
Hardware concepts	Mars habitat Crewed Mars rover Mars suit Mars Excursion Module Mars lander Mars rover
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