How We'll Live on Mars

"Speculation, information, and an occasional misstep." according to Harry E. Keller. This book has plenty of good information and speculation with only a few errors. This is a topic that is extremely difficult to write about without making any mistakes at all. It's quite possible to write accurately one day and have that accuracy destroyed by new developments and discovery before actual publication. It's hard to explain to those who have not tried, the incredible breadth of knowledge required to discuss travel to and living on Mars unless that person has attempted it. As one who has essayed this effort in both fact and fiction (see ETCJournal.com an. All an average person is looking for on the topic Jay Batson The author itemizes the various challenges associated with humans inhabiting mars, and the best thinking (to date) on how we'll be able to tackle them. There is some attention paid to the relative difficulty, and readiness to achieve each one.My personal conclusion is that some of the proposed solutions are unlikely to happen as described. Example: terraforming in order to release oxygen stored in surface ice to create an atmosphere presumes we can control the outcome precisely enough. But we (humans) can't seem to control the greenhouse gas emissions enough to mini. ComMarBen said Errors and Exaggerations; Better Reviews Available. This little book is a fast, easy read, for which I give the author the first star. And grudgingly one more star for bringing further attention to a number of intriguing future possibilities regarding our neighboring planet. However, in doing so, he falls prey to various overly enthusiastic “visionaries” who have little appreciation for the challenges of what they claim may come to pass. A much more reasoned, balanced and comprehensive narrative is available in the more recent book, “Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet,” which was commissioned

We have the technology not only to get humans to Mars, but to convert Mars into another habitable planet. In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen. It will likely take 300 years to "terraform" Mars, as the jargon goes, but we can turn it into a veritable second Garden of Eden. It sounds like science fiction, but Step