On to Mars : Colonizing a New World,9781896522906

On to Mars : Colonizing a New World

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ISBN13: 9781896522906
ISBN10: 1896522904
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Independent Pub Group
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Table of Contents

Introduction 5(2)
Founding Declaration of the Mars Society
7(1)
Opening Address to the Founding Convention of the Mars Society
8(8)
Plans and Overviews of Proposed Mars Missions
From Earth to Mars: A Cooperative Plan
16(3)
David M. Livingston
Building Earth's Ark to Mars - Another Strategy for The Mars Society
19(5)
Frank W. Crossman
Mars Fast Forward
24(4)
Robert J. Pfammatter
Operation Greenspace: A Proposal to Develop a Series of Hotels Devoted to Promoting Science Education, Human Exploration, and Ecologically Sustainable Living
28(1)
Paul F. Justus
Outline of an Integrated Space Program
28(6)
Martin Dowd
Research and Education Pertaining to Mars Missions
Children of Mars
34(2)
David Bruce Gillespie
MA.R.S.2 - The Mars Society's Advanced Research Station
36(4)
Hannes S. Griebel
Sven Knuth
Space Education, Creativity and Colonization
40(6)
N .D. Ryan
Yes I Can! Science
46(1)
Susan Stiff
Dr. Thomas Stiff
Diane Hammond
A Conceptual Model of an Exobiology Robotics Laboratory to Search for Life on Martian Water
47(1)
D. Gan
L Kuznetz
D. Chu
V. Chang
C. Lee
D. Wilson
M. Yamada
Mars Mission Funding and Return On Investment
Financing a Manned Mission to Mars
48(6)
Steven McCullough
The Ares Fund: To Mars on Our Own Nickel(s)
54(2)
Clifford R. McMurray
Private Mars Landing: Fast Return on Investment
56(3)
Edward B. Kiker
Space: The Final Financial Frontier?
59(4)
David M. Livingston
Sponsoring Contracts for Privately Funded Space Programs
63(3)
Michael Bosch
Space Tourism After Dennis Tito
66(8)
Dr. David M. Livingston
Space Propulsion Systems for Mars Missions
Electrical Propulsion and Space Power Systems
74(3)
J. H. L. Lawler
Regolith Rockets, A Gateway for Cheap Access to Deep Space
77(6)
Jocelyn Boily. P.
Mars Mission Crew Considerations in Space and On Planet
Crew Selection for Long Distance Voyages: Lessons for Mars Missions from Polar Expeditions and the Space Program
83(3)
Wayne Bowen
Randall Wight
EEG Biofeedback and its Potential Impact on Long Duration Space Missions
86(3)
John A. Putman
Exploration of Mars - The Challenge of Weightlessness
89(3)
Duane Graveline
Fred Kelly
Habitats and Vehicles on the Surface of Mars
A Modular Construction System for a Martian Manned Base
92(9)
Giorgio Gaviraghi
The Long Range Mars Rover
101(3)
Paul Swift
Human Exploration of Canyons on Mars
104(4)
Thomas Joslyn
Aviation on Mars
108(2)
Paul Swift
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on Mars
110(2)
Chris Brown
Tim Weaver
Terraforming and Human Ecologies on Mars
Interstellar Panspermia Reconsidered: Implications for the Search for Life on Mars
112(6)
Robert Zubrin
Mars Sample Return: A Need for Revisions to Current Policy to Safeguard Ecological Diversity
118(7)
Brendan C. Dickson
A Human Signature on Mars as a Symbol of a Future Terraforming
125(4)
Pierre-Philippe Freymond
Claude-Alain H. Roten
Dimitri Karamata
A Survey of Mars Terraforming in Speculative Fiction
129(5)
Eric M. Choi
Terraforming Mars with Four War-Surplus Bombs
134(3)
Robert Alan Mole
The Value of Rust
137(2)
Sam Burbank
A Study of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbital Camera (MOC) Images of Probable Water Seepages - Are They Dust Slides as NASA Claims Or Proof of Water on Mars?
139(7)
Efrain Palermo
Jill England
Harry Moore
Power, Communications and Computer Technologies for Mars
Mars Surface Power Technology Options
146(8)
Jeff A. Wead
What About the Data?
154(5)
Ned Chapin
Communications Infrastructure to Support Human Activities on Mars
159(6)
Ned Chapin
Video Technologies for Mars
165(6)
John F. McGowan
Very Low Bitrate Video for Mars Missions
171(6)
John F. McGowan III
Social and Ethical Considerations of Humans on Mars
Do Indigenous Martian Bacteria have Precedence over Human Exploration?
177(5)
Christopher P. McKay
Robert Zubrin
Several Theological Considerations Concerning Plans for Terraforming Mars
182(4)
Rev. James D. Heiser
Religious Values and The Martian Venture
186(5)
Rev. Dr. Marc A. Wessels
The Ethical Commercialization of Outer Space
191(4)
David M. Livingston
Observations Regarding The Intellectual, Ethical and Spiritual Formation of Future ``Martians''
195(3)
Rev. James D. Heiser
A Code of Ethics for Martian and Off Earth Commerce
198(6)
Dr. David M. Livingston
``Be Fruitful And Multiply'' - Divine Creation and the Motivation to Colonize Mars
204(4)
Rev. James D. Heiser
Dissident Colonies
208(3)
Matt flearn
Thomas Mansell
First on Mars Should Own It
211(5)
Ron Pisaturo
The Need for a Government for Mars Prior to Human Exploration
216(9)
Guy C. Fisher
Society and Government: How Can We Avoid the Same Mistakes on Mars?
225(4)
Erik Carlstrom
Our Two Planets: To Free Enterprise from Capitalism for Civilizations on Mars and Earth
229(1)
Martin Schwab
The Race to Settle Mars - Is the Public Ready?
230(3)
Peter Perrine
Legal Considerations of Humans on Mars
Designing a New Space Law
233(12)
Bryan Erickson
The Mart Society
Your First Mars Society Presentation
245(1)
Martin Schwab
Recommendations From Toronto: Managing a Mars Society Convention From A to Z
246(4)
Rocky Persaud
Craig Pickthorne
Darlene Lim
Jeff Cadieux
Maggie Zubrin
How The Louisiana Mars Society Got Local Media and Political Attention
250(2)
Carl Carlsson
Craig Dooley
The Mars Society Parallel Computer - An Organizational Scheme for Solving the Problem of Getting to Mars
252(2)
Brandley Jarvis
The Mars Society Measure of Readiness
254(3)
Gary C. Fisher
The Hakluyt Prize Letters 257

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