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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Robert Zubrin is president of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace RD company, and the founder and president of the Mars Society, an international organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars by both public and private means. He lives with his wife, Hope, a science teacher, in Golden, Colorado.
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- On to Mars : Colonizing a New World
- Original publication date
- 2002
- Important places
- Mars
- First words
- At a historic meeting in Boulder, Colorado, during August 1998, 700 people from around the world gathered to form the Mars Society, an international association committed to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars b... (show all)y both public and private means.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 919.92304 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worlds Extraterrestrial regions Planets of solar system Mars
- LCC
- QB641 .O5 — Science Astronomy Astronomy Descriptive astronomy Solar system
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- 24
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- (2.88)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
