Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

How We`ll Live on Mars

Part of the TED series: How We`ll Live on Mars It sounds like science fiction, but award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: within 20 years, humans will live on Mars. We`ll need to. 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`s clear that the race is on. Private companies (driven by iconoclastic entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson); Dutch reality show/space mission Mars One; NASA and the Chinese government are among the many groups competing to plant the first stake on Mars and open the door for human habitation. For Elon Musk, it`s the “ultimate awesome thing.” For other entrepreneurs, it`s about competition and opportunity. For NASA, the Chinese government and the leagues of other private companies and foreign nationals racing to get to Mars, there are more urgent reasons as well: life on Mars has potential life-saving possibilities for us on earth.Depleting water supplies, overwhelming climate change and a host of other disasters – from terrorist attacks to meteor strikes – all loom large. We must become a space-faring species to survive. In this close-up narrative chronicle, Petranek introduces the circus of lively characters all engaged in a big-money, big-drama effort to expand the limits of human knowledge – and life – by being the first to settle on the Red Planet. How We`ll Live on Mars brings first-hand reporting, interviews with key players and extensive research to bear on the question of how we can best, and most plausibly, expect to see life on Mars – within the next 20 years. Petranek can also be seen discussing his fascinating ideas in his TEDTalk 10 Ways The World Could End.

Related Products:

Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet Mars Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover How to Live in Space Beyond Mars: The Red Planet: Rocks, Rovers, Pioneers, and More! OS Map of Mars – Western Arabia Terra Wall Map The Penguin Book Of Outer Space Exploration 4th Rock from the Sun: The Story of Mars China`s Disruptors: How Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, and Other Companies are Changing the Rules of Business Mars Globe Illuminated (30cm) Mars: Stories Mars: The Traveller`s Guide This is Mars: MIDI Edition New Aging: Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever Forever Young: A Life of Adventure in Air and Space Between Light and Storm: How We Live With Other Species The Daughters of Mars The Mars Room A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes Moon And The Mars Long Live South Bank The Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveller Who Really Runs Britain?: The Private Companies Taking Control of Benefits, Prisons, Asylum, Deportation, Security, Social Care and the NHS Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet Going To Live In Australia How Do You Live?: The uplifting Japanese classic that has enchanted millions Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space (Official Tim Peake Book) Earth and Space 100 Postcards: Featuring Photographs from the Archives of NASA How to Live Japanese The Secret Life of Trees: How They Live and Why They Matter The Way We Live By The Sea Lonely Planet You Only Live Once: A Lifetime of Experiences for the Explorer in All of Us Live at the Brixton Academy: A Riotous Life in the Music Business In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl`s Journey to Freedom How to Live in the City Do You Know About Space?: Amazing answers to more than 200 awesome questions! The Daredevil`s Guide to Outer Space Teach Yourself to Live: The classic guide to finding happiness