Destination Mars: The Story of our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet (Hot Science)

by Andrew May

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Mars is back. Suddenly everyone - from Elon Musk to Ridley Scott to Donald Trump - is talking about going to the Red Planet.


When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However NASA's Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot. The much-anticipated crewed mission failed to materialise, defeated by a combination of technological and political challenges.


Four decades after Viking and almost half a century after Apollo technology has improved beyond recognition - as has politics. As private ventures like SpaceX seize centre stage...

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  • ISBN13 9781785782268
  • Publish Date 6 July 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Icon Books
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Language English