Killer B’s: An exploration into Martian ‘B’ Scifi
Ryder W. Miller surveys over a hundred years of Martian science fiction, from War of the Worlds to The Martians. Part of the Mars Tales issue.
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James Cameron Talks Mars
The Standing Room Only event of the Mars Society’s 2nd Annual Convention was without a doubt filmmaker James Cameron’s address to an audience of 700+. How do you top Titanic? What’s the king of the world aiming for next? Mars.
While Cameron talked at length about his two current Mars projects, he also spoke of his own feelings toward human Mars exploration. This article includes a few excerpts from his speech.
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A Return to Utopia?
Julian A. Hiscox, Howell G. M. Edwards and David Wynn-Williams present a look at the search for life on Mars and throughout the Solar System and consider the range of environments in which life can survive.
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Mars Express: It’s Art, Jim…
On the United Kingdom’s first interplanetary space probe will be riding the first artwork that will travel to another world. Stuart Atkinson finds out more about the extraordinary spot painting by Damien Hirst that will be hitching a ride on the Beagle 2 lander.
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90 Days in a Can
David S. F. Portree provides a fascinating account of the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project carried out in 1997, in which four NASA scientists lived in an air-tight life support chamber for ninety days to gather data for extended human missions in space.
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The Influence of the Martian Frontier on Technological Development
Will the colonists of Mars really make significant technological advances, as predicted in The Case for Mars? Examining the lessons history has taught us from the last great frontier humanity colonized, America, Vernard Foley believes so.
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Reflections on the 100-Year Anniversary of The War of the Worlds
On the 100th anniversary of The War of the Worlds, Ryder W. Miller explores the literary heritage of the red planet and how the prevailing science fiction of the past can be used as an indicator for our attitudes and perceptions of the future.
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Yes, But Will the People Support Us?
Former Manager of the NASA Exploration Programs Office Dr. Humbolt C. Mandell considers the other problem in sending humans to Mars; convincing the humans on Earth that they should pay for the mission.
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For Argument’s Sake: A guide to the whys of space - and Mars - exploration
Richard L. Poss provides an excellent analysis of the various arguments used for and against the exploration and colonization of Mars, drawing comparisons with our current situation and similar historical events in the past.
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We Want to Go! Self-Selected Crews for Mars Exploration
With all the travails of an extended mission to Mars, any crew must be an integrated and compatible team. In this article, Roy Clymer argues the case for the self-selection of teams as the way forward for increasing compatibility within teams.
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