On Tuesday November 9th, the BBC will be airing the first part of Space Odyssey: A Voyage to the Planets, a groundbreaking new documentary series with cutting edge computer graphics and science to match. Based on the ’specumentary’ format of the highly successful Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Beasts series, I have high expectations that Space Odyssey will be one of the best space documentaries ever made; they even filmed the actors in weightless parabolic flights for the zero-G scenes! In a first for New Mars, Stuart Atkinson has secured an extensive interview with Chris Riley, Series Producer of Space Odyssey, looking at all aspects of the production and the inspiration for the series.
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Even if you haven’t heard of him, chances are that you’ve seen one of Kees Veenenbos’ works on the web or in a magazine such as National Geographic - Kees is one of the world’s foremost creators of Mars art. Kees uses data from NASA’s Mars spacecraft to create stunning renders of Mars as it is now, and may have been in a watery past. New Mars has spoken with Kees in a previous article about his work, and Stuart Atkinson welcomes him back once more to this website with a new interview that covers how he creates his images and his associations with NASA and ESA.
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Matthew Golombek will be a name familiar to both young and old Mars enthusiasts. As the chief scientist for NASA’s Mars Pathfinder, he successfully landed the first rover on Mars and brought the dusty and alien landscapes one step closer to millions of people watching on Earth. Eight years later, he’s guiding not one but two rovers on the surface of Mars in one of the most successful space exploration missions in history. New Mars Staff Writer Stuart Atkinson talks to Matt Golombek about a typical day at work on Mars, the joy of seeing Spirit safely land on Mars, and the discoveries that the rovers have made so far.
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At the end of 2003, half a dozen years after Sojourner finally ground to a halt on the dusty, boulder-strewn floor of the flood-carved Ares Valles, spiked wheels will once again be rolling across the surface of the Red Planet. But this time not one, but two rovers are going to be sent to Mars - the twin Mars Exploration Rovers. New Mars Staff Writer Stuart Atkinson talks to the principal investigator for the MER mission, Steven Squyres, about his previous experience in Mars missions and his hopes for the MER.
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Author of two Nebula award-winning novels as well as ‘The Martian Race’, Gregory Benford is one of the world’s best hard science fiction writers. In addition to writing novels, Greg Benford is also an astrophysicist and sits on the Board of Directors of the Mars Society. Joel McKinnon talks to Greg about his thoughts on the Mars Analogue Research Stations, the public’s interest in a human mission to Mars and his favorite science fiction novels.
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The public’s perception of space exploration and astronomy is almost as important as the events themselves. One of the most prominent figures in shaping that perception in Britain is astronomer, author and television presenter Heather Couper. New Mars conducted an extensive interview with Heather on her current projects and her thoughts about the future of space exploration, both around the world and in Britain.
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Cognitive scientist and NASA researcher Bill Clancey talks to New Mars about his experiences with the NASA Haughton Mars Project at Devon Island, and the human factors involved in a manned Mars mission.
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We interview Kees Veenenbos, a computer programmer who transforms the raw binary code from Mars Orbiter spacecraft into beautiful vistas of the red planet - or not so red, in some cases…
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New Mars interviews award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson on the futility of metaphors and the promise of Mars.
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