The New World on Mars, Robert Zubrin
The New World on Mars, Robert Zubrin
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The New World on Mars
What We Can Create on the Red Planet

Author: Robert Zubrin

Narrator: Lee Goettl

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2024


Synopsis

When Robert Zubrin published his classic book The Case for Mars a quarter century ago, setting foot on the Red Planet seemed a fantasy. Today, manned exploration is certain, and as Zubrin affirms in The New World on Mars, so too is colonization.

We will settle on Mars, and with our knowledge of the planet, analyzed in depth by Dr. Zubrin, we will utilize the resources and tackle the challenges that await us. What we will we build? Populous Martian city-states producing air, water, food, power, and more. Zubrin's Martian economy will pay for necessary imports and generate income from varied enterprises, such as real estate sales—homes that are airtight and protect against cosmic space radiation, with fish-farm aquariums positioned overhead, letting in sunlight and blocking cosmic rays while providing fascinating views. Zubrin even predicts the Red Planet customs, social relations, and government that will overcome traditional forms of oppression to draw Earth immigrants.

With all of this in place, Zubrin's Red Planet will become a pressure cooker for invention, benefiting humans on Earth, Mars, and beyond. We can create this magnificent future, making life better, less fatalistic. The New World on Mars proves that there is no point killing each other over provinces and limited resources when, together, we can create planets.

About Robert Zubrin

Robert Zubrin, formerly a senior engineer at Lockheed Martin, is the founder of Pioneer Astronautics, a space-exploration research and development firm. Currently president of the Mars Society, Dr. Zubrin lives with his family in Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on August 15, 2024

This is long-time Mars enthusiast Robert Zubrin's paean to the red planet. It's fascinating in two ways. One is the detail of what it would be like to try to get to and live on Mars that Zubrin gives us... the other is as a psychological study of a particularly American mindset. Underlying a lot of t......more

Goodreads review by MacWithBooksonMountains on June 29, 2024

This is a very optimistic book about space colonization. It has a very large scope, including much more than the specific case of Mars. It is altogether not unreadable but if you expect something more technical or detailed, you will perhaps have to look elsewhere.......more

Goodreads review by Rob on March 17, 2024

If you’re a space nerd and you’re excited about near term expansion to the moon and Mars then this is a must read. It’s an excellent summary and jumping off point from the ideas the Mars Society establish in their international competition to develop human city states on Mars. The first half reads li......more

Goodreads review by Martyn on September 13, 2024

Zubrin has been advocating the human colonisation of Mars for many years so I was interested to read his latest thoughts. It starts off very well with a discussion of the latest findings about Mars and their relevance to the task of colonisation. Zubrin knows his science and paints a convincing pict......more

Goodreads review by Jake on August 14, 2024

The most interesting non-fiction book I've read in years. The author is obviously highly qualified to write on this subject and has been pushing the Mars colonization agenda for nearly 40 years. He has his pitch down and the book is full of funny and ensnaring metaphors, turns of phrase, and example......more