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Destination Mars: The Story of Our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet Audiobook by Andrew May
Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free
ID: 526403
Title: Destination Mars: The Story of Our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet
Author: Andrew May
Narrator: Mike Cooper
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:24:00
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-21
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
Summary:
When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However, NASAs Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot, and the much-anticipated crewed mission failed to materialize, defeated by a combination of technological and political challenges. Four decades after Viking and almost half a century after Apollo, technology has improved beyond recognitionas has politics. As private ventures like SpaceX seize center stage from NASA, Mars has undergone a seismic shiftits become the prime destination for future human expansion and colonization. But whats it really like on Mars, and why should anyone want to go there? How do you get there, and what are the risks? Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May answers these questions and more, as he traces the history of our fascination with the Red Planet.
Contact: [email protected]
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By hotaudiobook.comListen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free
ID: 526403
Title: Destination Mars: The Story of Our Quest to Conquer the Red Planet
Author: Andrew May
Narrator: Mike Cooper
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:24:00
Language: English
Release date: 07-20-21
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics
Summary:
When the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon in 1969, many people imagined Mars would be next. However, NASAs Viking 1, which landed in 1976, was just a robot, and the much-anticipated crewed mission failed to materialize, defeated by a combination of technological and political challenges. Four decades after Viking and almost half a century after Apollo, technology has improved beyond recognitionas has politics. As private ventures like SpaceX seize center stage from NASA, Mars has undergone a seismic shiftits become the prime destination for future human expansion and colonization. But whats it really like on Mars, and why should anyone want to go there? How do you get there, and what are the risks? Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May answers these questions and more, as he traces the history of our fascination with the Red Planet.
Contact: [email protected]