Zubrin’s Guide to Colonizing Mars | MARS

humans to Mars does not require building

humans to Mars does not require building some gigantic nuclear-powered

some gigantic nuclear-powered

some gigantic nuclear-powered interplanetary spaceship we can do it

interplanetary spaceship we can do it

interplanetary spaceship we can do it with the kinds of technology either have

with the kinds of technology either have

with the kinds of technology either have today or know how to build today we need

today or know how to build today we need

today or know how to build today we need to have a heavy lift booster would take

to have a heavy lift booster would take

to have a heavy lift booster would take to such boosters for each mission the

to such boosters for each mission the

to such boosters for each mission the first one shoots off to Mars an earth

first one shoots off to Mars an earth

first one shoots off to Mars an earth return vehicle so now we have a fully

return vehicle so now we have a fully

return vehicle so now we have a fully filled earth return vehicle sitting

filled earth return vehicle sitting

filled earth return vehicle sitting waiting for us on the washing surface we

waiting for us on the washing surface we

waiting for us on the washing surface we launch two more boosters off the Cape

launch two more boosters off the Cape

launch two more boosters off the Cape one shoots out another one in these

one shoots out another one in these

one shoots out another one in these earth return vehicle fuel factory

earth return vehicle fuel factory

earth return vehicle fuel factory combinations the other shoots out a

combinations the other shoots out a

combinations the other shoots out a habitat with a crew of four astronauts

habitat with a crew of four astronauts

habitat with a crew of four astronauts in it perhaps six we send the crew out

in it perhaps six we send the crew out

in it perhaps six we send the crew out to Mars on a six-month orbit check out

to Mars on a six-month orbit check out

to Mars on a six-month orbit check out the weather and then go and land at

the weather and then go and land at

the weather and then go and land at landing site number one we’re a fully

landing site number one we’re a fully

landing site number one we’re a fully fueled earth return vehicle is waiting

fueled earth return vehicle is waiting

fueled earth return vehicle is waiting for us the crew would be on Mars for a

for us the crew would be on Mars for a

for us the crew would be on Mars for a year and a half at the end of the year

year and a half at the end of the year

year and a half at the end of the year and a half they get the earth return

and a half they get the earth return

and a half they get the earth return vehicle they take off and they fly back

vehicle they take off and they fly back

vehicle they take off and they fly back home to earth they leave behind on Mars

home to earth they leave behind on Mars

home to earth they leave behind on Mars their habitat the nuclear reactor their

their habitat the nuclear reactor their

their habitat the nuclear reactor their various ground vehicles other equipment

various ground vehicles other equipment

various ground vehicles other equipment okay after a number of these things have

okay after a number of these things have

okay after a number of these things have done we have a string of bases and after

done we have a string of bases and after

done we have a string of bases and after a little while sending people to stay we

a little while sending people to stay we

a little while sending people to stay we can have build in our time the first

can have build in our time the first

can have build in our time the first human settlement on a new world there’s

human settlement on a new world there’s

human settlement on a new world there’s nothing in this that is fundamentally

nothing in this that is fundamentally

nothing in this that is fundamentally beyond our technology all it takes is

beyond our technology all it takes is

beyond our technology all it takes is some focus there a little bit of moxie

some focus there a little bit of moxie

some focus there a little bit of moxie big news