{"product_id":"2940170445257","title":"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dreamamp;mdash;the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here with engaging anecdotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case for Mars\u003c\/i\u003e is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day \"terraform\" Marsamp;mdash;a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100609790192,"sku":"2940170445257","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170445257_p0.jpg?v=1763803076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170445257","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}