Colonizing Mars
Description
What if you could move to Mars permanently and live there comfortably? You might have to work like a modern-day pioneer, but you would have complete freedom and live in comfortable surroundings, other than the occasional trip outside in a spacesuit. Thousands of people will be able to. SpaceX has a completely reusable rocket called Starship, which is capable of carrying 100+ tons (over 220,000 lbs) to Mars at a relatively reasonable cost. Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, has stated that his intent at SpaceX is the colonization of Mars. It WILL happen. The author explains in detail how it will happen, including everything from how we will get there to the infrastructure required on Mars. This book may sound like science fiction, but it isn't. It is a description of how it will really happen in the next 20 years. Come along for a fascinating journey as humans first explore and then move to another planet for the first time.
More details
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Copyright Information ©
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Why
- History
- The Early Days
- Space Exploration Initiative (SEI)
- Zubrin and a Way to Go
- SpaceX and the Vision
- Starship-A Whole New Game
- Getting There
- The Rocket Formula
- Getting to Orbit
- Aero Entry
- The Transfer to Mars
- Staying on Mars
- Staying Supplied
- Getting Back
- The Calendar
- The Environment of Mars
- Planetary Characteristics
- Atmosphere
- Temperature
- Radiation and UV
- Dust Storms
- Water
- The History of Mars
- Using the Resources for the Production of Fuel
- The Overall System
- Power
- The Sabatier Reactor
- Electrolysis
- Condensers
- Compressors
- Regolith
- Scaling It Up
- 7. Where We Will Go
- Why Not the Poles
- The Right Compromise
- Where We Want to Be
- Where Does This Leave Us
- The Trail
- How Does This Impact Us
- Solar Variation
- The Infrastructure for Colonization
- Habitats
- Greenhouses
- Perchlorates
- Balancing the Environments
- Mass
- Vehicles
- Recycling Systems
- Our Path to Colonization
- First Human Mission - 45 Degrees
- Second Human Mission - 45 Degrees
- Third Human Mission - Going South
- Fourth Human Mission - The Real Start of Colonization
- Fifth Human Mission - Growth
- Terraforming
- The Magnetosphere
- Warming Mars
- Our Future
- A Look Ahead
- Conquering Other Planets
- Our Future in the Stars
- Epilogue
- References
