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A companion book to the series, Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet (October 2016), details the science behind the show. [1] A prequel episode, called Before Mars, was produced and released conjointly with the series. It tells the fictional story of a moment in the life of one of the astronauts and the decisions she made to get involved in science.
As early as 2007, Elon Musk publicly stated a personal goal of eventually enabling human exploration and settlement of Mars. [5] Subsequently, SpaceX has stated its goal is to colonize Mars to ensure the long-term survival of the human species, [6] proposing since the 2000s and early 2010s different concepts for reaching Mars, including space tugs.
Colonization of Mars differs from the crewed Mars exploration missions currently pursued by public space agencies, as they aim to land humans for exploration. [6] [7]The terminology used to refer a potential human presence on Mars has been scrutinized since at least the 2010s, [4] with space colonization in general since the 1977, as by Carl Sagan, who preferred to refer to settlements in ...
No human has set foot on Mars as of 2024, though various rovers and other robotic expeditions have visited the planet. A NASA official said in May that the agency didn’t expect to land humans on ...
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth. Elon Musk's dreams of building a city on Mars got a major boost from the Polaris Dawn mission.. They tested spacesuits, radiation exposure, and ...
The feature film spin-off of the Japanese anime series is set on Mars. [9] Doom: 2005: Based on the video game series Doom, a group of Marines embark on a search-and-rescue mission after a research facility on Mars is attacked. [11] [12] Escape from Mars: 1999: Five astronauts make the first human trip to Mars. [13] Flight to Mars: 1951
In 2012, a Dutch company called Mars One announced grand plans to colonize the red planet. Over 200,000 people applied to participate in the effort and become the first humans in the universe to ...
The hypothetical colonization of Mars has received interest from public space agencies and private corporations and has received extensive treatment in science fiction writing, film, and art. While there have been many plans for a human Mars mission, including affordable ones such as Mars Direct, none has been realized as of 2024. Both the ...