Review
"If you are interested in the possibilities of colonising it can be warmly recommended, good value..." -- Spaceflight, May 2003. "All in all a mixed bag, essential reading for all Mars fanatics..." -- The Observatory Magazine, August 2003. "An invaluable wealth of ideas from some of the top thinkers in the field..." -- Astronomy Now, November 2003.
Product Description
In 1998 Dr Robert Zubrin brought into being the Mars Society and thousands of people from around the world have flocked to his banner. People from all walks of life have shown support for the exploration and colonisation of Mars. Each year the Mars Society holds its annual conference, when experts and enthusiasts can meet to present and exchange ideas and information. From the first four years ' conferences have been chosen a wide variety of the many papers presented, and then collected together in one volume. Many of the diverse specialisations and concerns of Mars missions are introduced and explained here. Members of the Mars Society share with us their ideas, their knowledge, and their dreams, and encourage us to understand and commit to an important undertaking in the future survival of mankind. Includes a CD-ROM which features a 30-minute video created especially for the book.
About the Author
Dr Robert Zubrin is the author of The Case for Mars, Entering Space, First Landing, The Holy Land, and Mars on Earth. He is the founder of the Mars Society and Pioneer Astronautics and a former senior engineer at Lockheed Martin. He lives in Indian Hills, Colorado. Dr Frank Crossman is the coauthor of On to Mars, a former director of materials and structures research and development at Lockheed Martin, and a member of the National Research Council's National Materials Advisory Board. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
