(Part 4 of 6) Dr Zubrin briefing prior to Congressional lobbying effort 2009

Dr. Zubrin spoke about Mars Direct (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mars_direct ) before the Mars Society began its 2009 Congressional lobbying effort, visiting over 100 Congressional and Senate offices of representatives. Emphasis was placed upon ensuring heavy-lift capability in NASA's budget.

For more information please visit: http://www.marssociety.org

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mars Direct
• Mars Society
• Space Exploration
• Zubrin
• Settlement
• Moon

[JacksInn]

Dr. Robert Boss Zubrin.

[unholyimage]

I'm all for getting to mars. However, the problem I see with his mentality is that it's too centered around avoiding technological improvement in order to conform to political reality. We need a cultural change, and this takes will. Ironically, this is exactly what he calls for, yet he places it only on the will to rush the project and not to emphasize the necessity as a world we have to do this. Increase space mission awareness, its successes and necessities.

[Jonneh111]

This is great, but I can't help but think they could make an absolutely awesome horror film about this mission. Our ERV is broken, gotta get to the one 200 miles away, wtf was that noise. etc.

[historyman8]

awesome

[JollSSteR]

your awesome