
How to Live on Mars
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Well, why not? Mars, after all, is the planet that holds the greatest promise for human colonization. But why speculate about the possibilities when you can get the real scientific scoop from someone who's been happily living and working there for years? Straight from the not-so-distant future, this intrepid pioneer's tips for physical, financial, and social survival on the Red Planet cover:
• How to get to Mars (Cycling spacecraft offer cheap rides, but the smell is not for everyone.)
• Choosing a spacesuit (The old-fashioned but reliable pneumatic Neil Armstrong style versus the sleek new—but anatomically unforgiving—elastic "skinsuit.”)
• Selecting a habitat (Just like on Earth: location, location, location.)
• Finding a job that pays well and doesn't kill you (This is not a metaphor on Mars.)
• How to meet the opposite sex (Master more than forty Mars-centric pickup lines.)
With more than twenty original illustrations by Michael Carroll, Robert Murray, and other renowned space artists, How to Live on Mars seamlessly blends humor and real science, and is a practical and exhilarating guide to life on our first extraterrestrial home.
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- Intro
- About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Epigraph
- Part 1: The Basics of Survival
- 1 How to Get to Mars
- Technical Note (Warning: High Science Content) Interplanetary Orbits
- 2 How to Choose a Spacesuit
- 3 How to Choose Your First Ground Rover
- 4 How to Choose Your Homestead
- 5 Choosing the Right Technologies for Your Hab
- 6 How to Save Money on Radiation Protection
- 7 How to Stay Alive in the Desert
- 8 How to Make Anything
- Technical Note (Warning: High Science Content) Equations for Making Anything
- 9 How to Grow Food (That Is Actually Edible)
- Part 2: The Basics of Success
- 10 How to Get a Job That Pays Well and Doesn't Kill You
- 11 How to Fly on Mars
- 12 How to Invest Your Savings
- Technical Note (Warning: High Science Content) The Mathematics of Main Belt Asteroid Logistics
- 13 How to Make Discoveries That Will Make You Famous
- 14 How to Profit from the Terraforming Program
- Technical Note (WARNING: High Science Content) The Science of Terraforming
- 15 How to Be a Social Success on Mars
- 16 How to Avoid Bureaucratic Persecution
- Appendix: Founding Declaration of the Mars Society
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
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