Trailblazing Mars - NASA's Next Giant Leap (Paperback)

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction. And yet the hurdles--both technological and financial--have kept human exploration of the red planet from becoming a reality. Trailblazing Mars offers an inside look at the current efforts to fulfill this dream. Award-winning journalist Pat Duggins examines the extreme new challenges that will be faced by astronauts on the journey there and back. They'll have to grow their own food, find their own water, and solve their own problems and emergencies without hope of rescue or re-supply. Mars travel will be more challenging and hazardous than settling the Old West--but we were not witness to the fate of the Donner Party on CNN. Can the technological hurdles be cleared? Will the public accept the very real possibility of astronaut death? Should a mission be publicly or privately funded? Is the science worth the cost? These and many other questions are answered in Duggins's exciting new book.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Pat Duggins
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-5481-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Aerospace & aviation technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8130-5481-8
Barcode:	9780813054810

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