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| Ask Robert Zubrin a Question |
Dec 15, 2003 - Robert Zubrin, author of Mars on Earth and president of the Mars Society has agreed to open up his thoughts to you, the readers of Universe Today. Are you interested in the human exploration of Mars, or have questions about the various Mars research stations? Now's your chance to get your questions answered.
Click this link to access the Universe Today forum and then post your question for Dr. Zubrin. The forum moderators and I will sift through the questions and then forward a few of the best questions along. I'll post Zubrin's answers in the newsletter a few days after that.
Click here to suggest a question for Robert Zubrin.
Thanks!
Fraser Cain
Publisher
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| Book Review: Mars on Earth |
| Dec 15, 2003 - For more than three years, the Mars Society has maintained two research stations to test out what would be involved to send a human mission to Mars. In his latest book, Mars on Earth, Robert Zubrin reveals his journey to get the stations built (in the Canadian Arctic and the Utah desert), diary entries from living and working in the stations, and the experience he's gained about what Martian explorers will go through when they first step foot on the Red Planet. |
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| Florida Backs Away from Space Lottery Plans |
| Dec 15, 2003 - After considering the possibility of giving away a flight to the International Space Station, Florida Lottery officials have decided people would probably just want the cash. The idea of a space lottery had been suggested by Space Adventures, an Arlington, VA company with a contract to sell two seats on upcoming Soyuz flights to the station. Florida Lottery officials didn't reject the idea outright, but said that prize-based lotteries are never successful - even space enthusiasts would probably take $20 million in cash over a trip to space. |
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| Russia Will Be Supplying Station Crews |
| Dec 15, 2003 - Russian space officials confirmed this week that they will be delivering new crews to the International Space Station for at least the next year. Russia is planning to launch two missions to the station next year, with guaranteed spots for a Russian cosmonaut and American astronaut on each flight. A Soyuz in April will also carry an astronaut from the European Space Agency, but later flights could be available for tourist flights. Russia is considering five potential tourist candidates. |
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