From: ken.edgett@asu.edu (Ken Edgett)
Subject: Strategies for Mars book
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 11:12:09 -0700 (MST)
Dear Mars Educators,
I want to bring to your attention a really great book about the future
of Human exploration and colonization of Mars. If, for example, your
class is engaged in "Mars City Alpha," "Marsville," or any other
project to examine and/or simulate human colonization of Mars, then
this book would be an excellent resource.
It is called STRATEGIES FOR MARS: A GUIDE TO HUMAN EXOPLORATION. It is
edited by Carol R. Stoker and Carter Emmart. You might recognize Carol's
name-- she was on several of the recent tv productions about Mars
exploration, such as the on that was on Discover channel. Carter is
a world-class space artist who specializes in showing "real" human beings
doing "real" human activities on the Red Planet.
The book is new- just published in 1996. You can get a softcover edition
from The Plantary Society's catalog for $34-- it is item #160 (call
818-793-1675, or see their web site at http://planetary.org/tps/).
This is not an endorsement. I just want to tell you about it.
I highly reccommend this book. The contents are listed below.
Ken Edgett
Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program
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The book has 27 articles and essays that cover all of the topics relevant
to sending humans to Mars:
(1) A prologue by NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, about his vision for the
future, including Human exploration of Mars. See how Goldin envisions
the present NASA space program in the "big picture".
SECTION 1-- MAKING THE CASE FOR MARS
(2) "Why should Humans Explore Space?" by Lawrence G Lemke
(3) "The Significance of the Martian Frontier" by Robert M Zubrin
(4) "The Millenium Project" by Harrison H. Schmidt
(5) "Mars: The Media... the Masses... and the Message" by Leonard David
(6) "Strategic Communications Planning and the Case for Mars," by Frank White
(7) "Managing the Exploration of the Moon and Mars," by Michael D. Griffin
SECTION 2-- GETTING THERE: INTERPLANETARY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
(8) "Mars Mission Concepts: The von Braun Era," by Frederick I. Ordway III
(9) "Pathways to Mars: An Overview of Flight Profiles and Staging Options
for Mars missions" by J.C. Niehoff and S.J. Hoffman
(10) "Mars Mission Designs: Comparing the Near Term Options,"
by M.A. LeCompt and J.P. Stets
(11) "Artificial Gravity: Design Implications for Mars Vehicles,"
by Lawrence G Lemke
(12) "Nuclear Rockets: High-Performance Propulsion for Mars,"
by C.W. Watson
(13) "Nuclear Electric Propulsion for Human Mars Missions," by E. Stuhlinger
SECTION 3-- LIVING IN SPACE: THE HUMAN ELEMENT
(14) "Biomedical Issues in the Exploration of Mars," by R. A. Grymes et al.
(15) "The Human Side of Mars Flight: A Review of Human Factors,"
by M.M. Connors and A.A. Harrison
(16) "From the Great Voyages of Exploration to Missions to Mars,"
by Ben Finny
(17) "The Interplanetary Radiation Environment and Methods to Shield
from it" by L.W. Townsend and J.W. Wilson
SECTION 4-- BEING THERE: LIVING AND WORKING ON MARS
(18) "Moving in on Mars: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Martian Life Support,"
by Penelope J. Boston
(19) "Living in Space: Results from Biosphere 2's Initial Closure, an
Early Testbed for Closed Ecological Systems on Mars,"
by M. Nelson and W.F. Dempster
(20) "Using the Resources of Mars for Human Settlement," by Thomas R. Meyer
and Christopher P. McKay
(21) "Mars Rovers" by Benton C. Clark
(22) "First Mars Outpost Habitation Strategy," by M. M. Cohen
SECTION 5-- SCIENCE ON MARS
(23) "Scientific Objectives of Human Exploration on Mars," by Michael H. Carr
(24) "Science Strategy for Human Exploration of Mars," by Carol R. Stoker
SECTION 6-- COSTS AND BENEFITS OF MARS EXPLORATION
(25) "The Cost of Sending Humans to Mars," by Humboldt C. Mandell, Jr.
(26) "Mars Colonization: Technically Feasible, Affordable, and a
Universal Human Drive," by Thomas O. Paine
EPILOGUE
(27) "Beyond Mars... Into the Universe at Large" by Leonard David
-- the end--