Mars Direct: Space Exploration, the Red Planet, and the Human Future
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BEQBF5I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 414 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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In the coming years, we will make decisions regarding our human spaceflight program that will lead to one of two familiar futures: the open universe of Star Trek, where we allow ourselves the opportunity to spread our wings and attempt to flourish as an interplanetary species - or the closed, dystopian, and ultimately self-destructive world of Soylent Green. If we ever hope to live in the future that is the former scenario, our first stepping stone must be a manned mission to Mars. Challenges which, according to Zubrin, we are technologically more prepared to overcome than the obstacles of the missions to the moon of the sixties and seventies. Dr. Zubrin's relatively simple plan, called Mars Direct, could feasibly have humans on the surface of Mars within a decade. Dr. Robert Zubrin details the challenges of a manned Earth-to-Mars mis
"An update on the status of missions to Mars." according to Rodger Raubach. This is more than a condensed version of The Case for Mars, and contains an insightful critique of shortcomings at NASA. I've been "on board' with Dr. Zubrin's approach of a somewhat minimalist journey to Mars, coupled with a year and half stay as a precursor to building a continu. Jeff Diamond said A perfect addendum to "Case for Mars". I completely disagree with the review that said this is merely a condensed version of Robert's classic book, "Case For Mars". On the contrary, it shows that Robert can still weave his magic without merely rehashing old topics. True, the first of four parts of this book does summar. Space is within our grasp I like how Zubrin has hope for the future. I think we should have already gone to Mars. By not going we are saying we are scared to try. America never backs down from a challenge. At least not when we have good, sane leadership. Maybe we'll get lucky and get another Kennedy type w