Open AccessSpace Exploration: Mars Colonization: Beyond Getting There (Global Challenges 1/2019)
Author(s) -
Levchenko Igor,
Xu Shuyan,
Mazouffre Stéphane,
Keidar Michael,
Bazaka Kateryna
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
global challenges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2056-6646
DOI - 10.1002/gch2.201970011
Subject(s) - colonization , mars exploration program , astrobiology , planet , space (punctuation) , environmental ethics , geography , biology , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , astronomy , physics , operating system
The Red Planet has always been shrouded by a veil of romanticism and mystery, and humans have long dreamt of traveling to the planet and eventually colonizing it. Will colonizing Mars become a Noah's ark or a futile enterprise? In article number 1800062 , Igor Levchenko and co‐workers discuss often overlooked, yet significant challenges related to the possibility of extra‐terrestrial colonization.