This book presents a highly readable yet realistic view of the possibilities for human missions to Mars. It provides for the first time a ‘level-headed’ assessment of plans for human exploration of Mars to...
On 14 January 2004, President George W. Bush appeared before employees at NASA headquarters and announced a new plan to explore space and extend a human presence across our Solar System. This initiative...
This book covers the possible manned mission to Mars first discussed in the 1950s and still a topic of much debate, addressing historic and future plans to visit the Red Planet. Considering the environmental...
Any time an Apollo-era astronaut steps forward with ideas for our future in space, it’s time to stop what whatever we’re doing and pay attention. Buzz Aldrin, one of the first moonwalkers, has no shortage...
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The Red Planet has been a subject of fascination for humanity for thousands of years, becoming part of our folklore and popular culture.
The most Earthlike of the planets in our solar system, Mars may have...
Grade 5-7–This drab but systematic survey offers students an overview of our study of the Red Planet, from ancient observations of its seemingly irregular path through the sky to NASA’s April 2004...
This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building...