Mars

Our Future on the Red Planet

By: Leonard David

Narrated by: Andrew Reilly

An inspiring exploration of the establishment of humans on Mars - tying into the National Geographic television documentary series Mars.

The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the Red Planet - and human habitation of Mars isn't much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars "an achievable goal"; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon's The Martian drew crowds into theaters, grossing over $200 million. Now the National Geographic Channel fast forwards years ahead with Mars, a six-part series documenting and dramatizing the next 25 years as humans land on and learn to live on Mars. Following on the visionary success of Buzz Aldrin's Mission to Mars and the visual glory of Marc Kaufman's Mars Up Close, this companion book to the Nat Geo series shows the science behind the mission and the challenges awaiting those brave individuals.

The book combines science, technology, and storytelling, offering what only National Geographic can create. Clear scientific explanations make the Mars experience real.

©2016 Leonard David (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Riveting and suspenseful

A must read for a Mars enthusiast. Helps the reader envision a future trip to the red planet

A soaring look into our future on Mars

After listening to this, I feel my delay in watching the series it ties into is a mistake I should correct very hastily...the author provides a wonderfully effective and engaging, not to mention well-rounded and thought out look into the human future of Mars. The narration was a slight bit bland at times, but is certainly satisfactory and does not detract from the overall effect by any means

100% recomendable

Excelente audio la voz de Leonard es sin lugar a duda es una de las mejores para este tipo de contenido, además es el complemento perfecto a l serie.

Muy recomendable.

Great intro for non-specialist

I recommend this for anyone who thinks they may have even a fleeting interest in outer space exploration. It provides much more than merely the expected discussion of technology; though it does do that, and does it quite well. But it also includes a historical overview of space exploration, an outline of the policy debate on pro-moon vs. pro-Mars exploration camps, nods to the leading sources in popular works on the subject (Zubrin, Bradbury, etc.), a thorough exploration of on-earth simulation sites, and a discussion of observed and hypothetical health / mental health / sociological issues for pioneers of space travel.

Factual still a little delusional

This book offers up some educational details on what it would take to colonize Mars.

It has a matter-of-fact tone that seems to minimize the how extreme this effort will be. Mars, compared to earth, is going to be a monumentally horrible place to eek out survival. The trip to Mars will not be a trip to a new Eden: it will be a trip to hell. This book reads like a description of a trip to the grocery store.