Dr. Robert Zubrin joins the after talk for an in depth discussion on space exploration. He starts by telling us the story of his Mars Direct plan, the founding of the Mars Society, and his relationship with the young Elon Musk. We go on to discuss the technical and political challenges of sending human beings to Mars as well as his personal philosophyof human space exploration.

To watch the video version of this interview, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cWRQo2_Iw

MUSIC:

"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

REFERENCES:

"The Case for Space"

"Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism"

"Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"

Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.