Life on Mars? (Robert Zubrin)
When Robert Zubrin published his classic book The Case for Mars a quarter century ago, setting foot on the Red Planet seemed a fantasy. Today, manned exploration is certain, and as Zubrin affirms in The New World on Mars, so too is colonization. From the astronautical engineer venerated by NASA and today\u2019s space entrepreneurs, here is what we will achieve on Mars and how.
Shermer and Zubrin discuss: why not start with the moon? \u2022 what it is like on Mars \u2022 whether Mars was ever like Earth \u2022 how much it will cost to go to Mars \u2022 how to get people to Mars \u2022 resources on Mars \u2022 colonization of Mars \u2022 public vs. private enterprise for space exploration \u2022 economics, politics, and government on Mars \u2022 lessons from the Red Planet for the Blue Planet \u2022 liberty in space.
Robert Zubrin is former president of Pioneer Astronautics, which performs advanced space research for NASA, the US Air Force, the US Department of Energy, and private companies. He is the founder and president of the Mars Society, leading the Society\u2019s successful effort to build the first simulated human Mars exploration base in the Canadian Arctic.