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The case for Mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must

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. Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here with illustrations, photographs, and engaging anecdotes. The Case for Mars is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day "terraform" Mars'a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life.

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  • "Case for Mars"@pl
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  • "Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must"@en

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  • "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. Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here with illustrations, photographs, and engaging anecdotes. The Case for Mars is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day "terraform" Mars'a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life."@en
  • "The author presents his plan, Mars Direct, with ideas for using present-day technology to "produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources," etc.--Jacket."
  • ""Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, that experts are hailing as the most visionary and pragmatic step toward expanding human activity in space since the Apollo Moon landings. Presented here with illustrations, photographs, and engaging anecdotes, Dr. Zubrin's plan will revive our hopes and dreams and convince us that other worlds can be reached - affordably and within our lifetime." "Unlike the dead world of the Moon, the Martian landscape abounds with ancient canyons, dried river beds, the remains of frozen polar oceans, and enormous ice caps. The possibilities for exploration and discovery are nearly limitless; but significant exploration of Mars can only occur on her surface, and in order to do that we must be able to survive there. In the great tradition of human exploration, Dr. Zubrin's plan calls for a travel-light and live-off-the-land approach. He explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day "terraform" Mars - a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life." "Under Dr. Zubrin's program, a human mission is only the first step toward a day when research bases and eventual colonies can be developed on Mars' surface. Mars possesses enormous chemical and mineral resources, all of which can be put to use in pursuit of travel, exploration, structures, and a variety of human activities on a planet that is neither as harsh nor as unreachable as we popularly believe." "The Case For Mars is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It is a plan that can be put into action today if we are willing to rethink our traditional methods and costs. Zubrin maps out how the use of Martian resources, innovations, streamlined approaches, and a series of manageable government grants coupled with the efforts of private enterprise can make repeated humans-to-Mars missions possible."--Jacket."
  • "Dr Zubrin explains step-by-step how we can use present day technology to send humans to Mars within 10 years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface and build bases and settlements."@en
  • "Discusses NASA's Mars Direct Plan, explaining the possibilities of Martian travel and the rationale for colonizing and terraforming the planet."@en
  • "From the publisher. 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{u2019}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."@en

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  • "The Case for Mars : the Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must"
  • "The case for mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must"
  • "The case for Mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must"
  • "The case for Mars : the plan to settle the red planet and why we must"@en
  • "The case for Mars : the plan to settle the Red Planet and why we must"
  • "The case for Mars : the plan to settle the Red Planet and why we must"@en
  • "The Case for Mars. ; The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must"
  • "The case for Mars"@en
  • "Alegato a Marte = (The case for Mars) : el plan para establecernos en Marte y por qué debemos hacerlo"@es
  • "Czas Marsa : dlaczego i w jaki sposób musimy skolonizować Czerwoną Planetę"@pl
  • "Czas Marsa : dlaczego i w jaki sposób musimy skolonizować Czerwoną Planetę"
  • "The Case for Mars"@en
  • "Case for mars"@en
  • "The case for Mars the plan to settle the red planet and why we must"
  • "Unternehmen Mars : das "Mars-Direct"-Projekt ; der Plan den roten Planeten zu Besiedeln"

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