false 56713 6 "For our generation and many that will follow, Mars is the New World," writes Zubrin. This book went to press serendipitously, just as NASA was making its startling if heavily-qualified announcement that simple life may have once existed on the fourth rock from the sun. Zubrin doesn't spend an enormous amount of time arguing why Mars exploration is desirable -- we all want astronauts to go there, don't we? -- but rather devotes the bulk of this book explaining how it can happen on a sensible, bare-bones budget of $20-30 billion and a "travel light and live off the land" philosophy. 2128996 1996 The Case for Mars total:148|5:51|4:60|3:24|2:11|1:2| 148 591 203 23 4 2 false false Thu Jul 05 19:16:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 19:18:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 23:25:30 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 23:32:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 15:19:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:51:08 -0700 2009
The title says it all: The Case for Mars. In s...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Oct 08 12:27:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 16:13:44 -0700 2009
The book is well written and flows a bit like a novel, however the basic mission plans...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Tue Oct 28 18:31:24 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 20:11:23 -0700 2008
We are now nearing the end of the 10-year window Zubrin laid out for establishing contin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 04:09:17 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 11:48:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 30 12:07:48 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:44:37 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Mon Oct 12 12:05:28 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 22:00:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Sat Jan 12 12:19:09 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 12:23:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 10 14:42:14 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 14:43:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 19 13:37:37 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 13:38:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 22:22:45 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:38:37 -0700 2008
Have to respect Zubrin's imaginativeness and practicality. H...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Sep 09 20:00:42 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 20:02:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 09:03:53 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 10:06:57 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 17 10:43:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 10:53:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 07 20:06:09 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 15:56:49 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 10 21:49:57 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 21:50:46 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 08:54:02 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 09:38:42 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Jan 03 20:45:22 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 20:46:10 -0800 2008 Lets get going NASA.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 18:41:44 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:20:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=56713