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Beyond Earth

How to go — and why: visions of a human future in which we not only endure but prevail

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Space Stations •
Moon •
Mars •
Settlement •
NASA •
Astronomy •
Space Policy •
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Essay | Fall 2019

Fall 2019

  • Robert Zubrin

The Mars Decision

How to show that American democracy can still do great things

Robert Zubrin

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Essay | Summer 2019

Summer 2019

  • Robert Zubrin

NASA’s Next 50 Years

A half-century after Apollo, the agency risks irrelevance. It’s time for a real — and different — mission.

Robert Zubrin

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Essay | Summer/Fall 2018

Summer/Fall 2018

  • Rand Simberg

The Return of the Space Visionaries

How space tycoons are bringing back the dream of truly settling the “high frontier” — and how policy can catch up

From: The Space Renaissance

Rand Simberg

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Essay | Summer/Fall 2018

Summer/Fall 2018

  • Micah Meadowcroft

Lost on Mars

Why space colonization will disappoint you

From: The Space Renaissance

Micah Meadowcroft

Essay | Spring 2018

Spring 2018

  • James Poulos

For the Love of Mars

Why settling the Red Planet can lift us from our antihuman malaise

James Poulos

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Online Exclusive | October 21, 2016

October 21, 2016

  • Robert Zubrin

Colonizing Mars

A Critique of the SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System

Robert Zubrin

Essay | Spring 2005

Spring 2005

  • Robert Zubrin

Getting Space Exploration Right

Robert Zubrin

Essay | Winter 2004

Winter 2004

  • Adam Keiper

The Right Plan

From: The Spirit of Discovery

Adam Keiper

Essay | Winter 2004

Winter 2004

  • Robert Park

The Virtual Astronaut

From: The Spirit of Discovery

Robert Park

Essay | Winter 2004

Winter 2004

  • Robert Zubrin

The Human Explorer

Why sending robots is not enough

From: The Spirit of Discovery

Robert Zubrin

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