The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin

The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin

Since the beginning of human history, Mars has been an alluring dream--the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit. But all that changed when leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct. When it was first published in 1996, The Case for Mars became an instant classic, lauded widely for its game-changing perspective by those who would see the American space program rise to the challenge of Mars; Carl Sagan called Zubrin the man who, "nearly alone, changed our thinking on this issue." Now, fifteen years later, Zubrin brings readers up to date in this revised and updated anniversary edition filled with spectacular illustrations, extraordinary photographs, and one-of-a-kind anecdotes.

Unlike the dead world of the Moon, the Martian landscape is filled with possibility, but humans must be able to survive there. In the grand tradition of successful explorers, Zubrin calls for a travel-light and live-off-the-land approach to Martian settlement. He explains how scientists can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars; produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with its own natural resources; build bases and settlements; and one day terraform--or alter the atmosphere of the planet in order to pave the way for sustainable life. As the landmark mission of the Mars Science Laboratory begins, Zubrin lays out a comprehensive plan to build life on a new world.

Robert Zubrin (Indian Hills, CO) is the founder and president of Pioneer Astronautics as well as the Mars Society. He worked as a senior engineer with Lockheed Martin for many years. He's also the author of the nonfiction books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and Mars on Earth, as well as the science fiction novels The Holy Land and First Landing, as well as essays in Scientific American, The New Atlantis, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mechanical Engineering, and The American Enterprise. He has been on CNN, CSPAN, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, and NPR, among others.

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ISBN 13	9781451608113
ISBN 10	145160811X
Title	The Case for Mars
Author	Robert Zubrin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2011-06-28
Number of pages	416
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