The Case for Mars
The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must

In using this book for research purposes, I've been delighted with the wealth of practical information it offers. The Case For Mars is a history lesson, a speculative thesis, a business proposal, and a visionary rally cry—all in one. The author lays his foundation on some of the more relevant origin......more

If somebody wanted to understand the complexity of putting humans on Mars, this would be a good start. Somewhat dated, but impressively comprehensive (At a layman level), and probably historically significant.......more

Humans will never settle on Mars. It will always be beyond the range of human habitability. The lesser gravity, the cosmic radiation and dust storms, the thinness of the atmosphere, the absence of liquid water, the absence of an ozone layer, the distance, the human factors, etc., would require super......more

Very interesting plan and ideas, not sure it's held up over time and I know Zubrin has received a lot of criticism. I still enjoyed most of the book.......more

The author of this book, Robert Zubrin, is a fucking crybaby. He cries about the useless ISS. He cries about the overgrown NASA plans for a manned mission to Mars. He cries about lack of consistent congressional funding and periodical presidential goal changes. It's all too much for me. And it's so......more