Email From Mars: Outbound
A crew of six brave men and women have set sail through the cosmos on a two-and-a-half year mission to the red planet, their only connection to home is the email communications with friends and family. But, while still a month out from Mars, an asteroid knocks out half of the Bolo One spacecraft’s solar panels. The crew must find …
Chapter 00 Introduction
Just a mere 29 years ago, after President George H. W. Bush proposed a manned mission to Mars by 2019 (the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing), NASA conducted a study to project a cost estimate. Ninety days later, they came back with a package consisting of ideas from every NASA facility in the country. This scenario required six …