And in Chapter 3, I go off on a film that I thought had the worst depiction of scientists ever. "Red Planet ". "Red Planet "-- horrible science. Oh, scientists. The scientists were really-- ah, no.
Journalism and in 2010 he received the National Space Club Press award Mars our future on the red planet considers the imminent settlement of humans on Mars backed by extensive research the books say the book is part of a major National Geographic Mars initiative this fall including a documentary in partnership
longer time delay to issue a command and see a response, they still, over time, develop an immensely intense feeling of presence on the red planet . And they feel like they are present in the landscape.
looking of course the the surface in the sky are reddish orange tinged Mars really is the red planet and of course that's because the um iron in the Rocks has been converted to iron oxide by some process in the in the history of Mars and the surface is just covered with
Her mission is simple. Prove that flight on the red planet is possible. But with an atmosphere just 1% that of Earth, flying is really difficult.
So Dr. Moogega Cooper is a real life guardian of the galaxy. She holds the responsibility of keeping the red planet safe from any of the Earth, any of Earth's contaminants. Moogega is the planetary protection lead of the famed NASA 2020 Mars mission, with its highly viewed landing on February 18 of 2021.
And that large group. And they sent many rovers to the red planet , some of which are still roaming today with all of their programs inside of them. And it really is incredible how long their careers have been.
lived as though I was on Mars um I lived with a crew of five and we yeah I mean we we tried to live as closely to what an astronaut might experience on the red planet um wow as we could we had freeze-dried food we had rationed water we you know had to wear spacesuits every time we would go outside and perform research activities or experiments there was a martian time delay for all Communications with earth oh wow so it was a very I mean it was it was as close as you could
dry radiation bathed desert no wonder that the New York Times uh published an editorial after Mariner 4 referring to Mars as the Dead Planet not the red planet but the Dead Planet well that that
Because it would be Mars. Let me explain. Billions of years ago, the red planet may have had oceans, a thicker atmosphere, and its own magnetic field. But over time, Mars lost that magnetic field, and without it, solar wind and radiation stripped the planet of its atmosphere.
And so, as you can see here, the vision for NASA and for other space agencies is to get to Mars using science and technology in a variety of different means, to not just visit the red planet , but to eventually stay there long term. And as a highlight in the book, and I'll tell you about today, there's really this extraordinary two engines of biotechnology pushing us forward
Well, think of collective intelligence, of swarm intelligence, right? So if you think of a rover on Mars sampling the terrain-- so it's on wheels, navigating or cruising around the Red Planet and going to sample the terrain.
And the text is very simple. "I love you much more than the sun, moon, and stars, even much more than the red planet , Mars. If we could together fly in a big rocket ship, what fun we would have on a magical trip." And so it goes on.
on the surface of Mars? Or more importantly, what tests could we design to put on a Mars Rover and send to the Red Planet to try to detect those signs of life, those so-called biosignatures. But something I've been thinking about a lot more over the last two or three years is on something completely and utterly different.