In today's episode we speak with Dr. Robert Zubrin. Dr Zubrin is the president of The Mars Society and author of the seminal "The Case for Mars" & "Mars Direct". He is one of the most outspoken voices on getting us to Mars as soon as possible and is often featured in T.V. shows to speak on the subject, such as National Geographic's "MARS" series. In this interview, Dr Zubrin discusses the latest findings on Mars, the new direction of NASA with the current administration, and Musk's plan for the ITS and Mars exploration.  Find out more about Dr. Zubrin's passion project The Mars Society at MarsSociety.org Today’s host is Bill Hargenrader, Founder of I Love Mars Media. The show and its contents are presented by The Mars Society and co-produced with I Love Mars Media. Find out more at: Marssociety.org and www.ILoveMars.info

RPR 18 - Dr. Robert Zubrin, President, The Mars Society

Welcome to Red Planet Radio presented by the Mars Society, a podcast dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of Mars. Each episode, the Red Planet Radio podcast includes interviews with leading scientists, space experts, government officials and other important figures connected to the ongoing exploration of the Red Planet.

Hosting Red Planet Radio on behalf of the Mars Society will be Bill Hargenrader, Innovation Strategist, and Founder of Facebook’s popular I Love Mars page, and John King, entrepreneur, and Mars exploration advocate.  

 The show and its contents are presented by The Mars Society and co-produced with I Love Mars Media. Find out more at: www.marssociety.org and www.ILoveMars.info

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In today's episode we speak with speak with Dr. Antonio Paris! Dr. Paris is the Chief Scientist at the Center for Planetary Science, an Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at St. Petersburg College, FL, and a graduate of the NASA Mars Education Program at the Mars Space Flight Center, Arizona State University In this interview, Ron and Antonio discuss his passion for Mars, his time studying at the NASA Mars Education program, his recent paper on using the lava tubes of Mars as human habitats, and much, MUCH more!

RPR 28: Dr. Antonio Paris, Astrophysicist, Author "Mars: Your Personal 3-D Journey!"

In this interview, Ron and Robert discuss this week's launch of humans to the ISS, his trip to see the Starship shipyard, his discussion with Elon Musk about Musk's goal to colonize Mars, Zubrin's new book "The Case for Space", the issues with the SLS and Lunar Gateway missions, his recent op-ed on using Starship for the Artemis Moon missions, and more! 

RPR 27: Dr. Robert Zubrin on his discussion with Elon Musk about colonizing Mars & Starship!

In this interview, Ron and Jim discuss Jim's job as NASA's Chief Scientist, getting back to the moon in 2024, the Lunar Gateway, SLS's recent milestones, what finding life on Mars will mean for humanity, Mars 2020 rover, Curiosity's discovery of Methane, the Mars Sample Return mission, and more!

RPR 26: Dr. Jim Green, NASA's Chief Scientist

In this interview, Bill and Jim discuss the Artemis/Moon 2024 program, the future of space exploration, the new space race with commercial and government space agencies, recent methane discoveries by Curiosity, and much more! 

RPR 25 - Dr. James Rice, Astrogeologist

In this interview, we discuss Dr. Dunn's work in subterranean habitats on the Moon and Mars, his incredible expeditions around the world , leading the expedition to take Neil Armstrong to the North Pole, working in underground systems to develop the techologies live on other worlds, what those other technologies are (3D printing,etc.), and much more! 

RPR 18 - Dr. Robert Zubrin, President, The Mars Society

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