mars

The Outer Planets

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Professors Gary Flandro and Bruce Murray discuss turning a journey to the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune a possibility.

Plotting a trip to the outer planets.

Space Week: Roving Mars, Part 1

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The creation and expectations of a Rover robot meant to explore Mars.

With brilliant design and hard work, the Rover engineers create a robotic wonder to explore Mars.

Space Week: Roving Mars, Part 2

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The journey of a Rover from its launch to its touchdown on Mars.

How do you get a Rover to Mars? Here's the trip from launch to touchdown.

Landing on Mars

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Gerry Soffen, a Viking Mission Scientist, talks about his memories from the first successful landing on Mars and what it revealed about the planet's surface.

Looking back at the dramatic first landing on Mars.

Strange Science: Alien Weather

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A simulation of what alien weather on neighboring planets would be like if they were on Earth.

Imagine what Earth would be like if we had to endure storms like those on neighboring planets

Space Week: Mars Underground, Part 1

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Scientists from NASA present cases for and against space missions to Mars and whether it is time for humans to step on the Red Planet.

Is man's fate tied to the Red Planet? Scientists debate the future of space exploration.

Space Week: Mars Underground, Part 2

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A discussion on the advantages of exploring Mars, the Marcian environment, the scientific development brought about by space missions and the significance the planetary research has has on humans and technological development led by Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society, Dr. Christopher McKay, a Planetary Scientist, Dr. Louis Friedman, Director of Planetary Society, and Dr. Edwards Weiler, a NASA Space Science Administrator. The president of the Mars Society makes a passionate case...

Space Week: Space Station and Beyond, Part 2

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An overview of the advantages of explorations of the planet Mars, and the commitment it entails.

A Mars mission will be an expensive, long-term endeavor, but it's a dream that inspires the next generation of space explorers.