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Colonising the Red Planet: Humans to Mars in Our Time
Author(s) -
Zubrin Robert
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1832
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , planet , astrobiology , astronautics , exploration of mars , spacecraft , mars landing , grasp , aeronautics , aerospace engineering , engineering , astronomy , physics , software engineering
Astronautical engineer and President of the Mars Society Robert Zubrin explains why a human exploration of Mars is preferable to the Moon and now within our grasp, despite being an average of 225 million miles away. He advocates how missions might be realised through a Mars Direct approach that employs relatively small spacecraft launched directly to the Red Planet via boosters.