A quite compelling case, and it got me very excited about the prospect of manned missions to Mars. Probably would have been better to read the updated version from 2012, but I only heard of it after finishing. Good to see that SpaceX is using this as a playbook of sorts (whether or not they'd admi...
Although short, it is a nice look at what is "wrong" with NASA and the space policy bureaucracy. The mission brief at the beginning was interesting, but very short. The rest of the book gives more insight into the thinking of Zubrin and his reasons for starting the Mars Society.
I saw an interview where Alan Moore called Zubrin basically some kind of nut, probably because Newt Gingritch said something nice about him. I thought to myself, " self, if Alan Moore thinks this guy is nuts, you have got to get this book." after reading the book, I have to say Zubrin is not at all ...
Written as a humorous guidebook from the future, the book examines some of the science and issues of colonizing Mars. On the downside, I think author often got a little too silly, especially when offering suggestions that fall in the more illicit category.
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