Peaceful Conquest of Mars
... Visionaries like Robert Zubrin outline plans to survey, colonize, and ultimately terraform Mars. ... Scientists are familiar with Mars and sending a manned mission every 26 months would be very economical because Mars is at the apogee. ... Mars is very similar to the Earth. ... The only difference is Mars is twice the year as Earth. ... There are more natural resources on Mars than on the moon. ... If there were gold and diamonds, maybe people might speed up effort to go to Mars. Nevertheless, there is enough motivation for the journey to Mars. ... The time will come, not within our lifetime, but soon when humans must make Mars support life. ... The author mentions releasing gases either artificially or through factories on Mars. ... If done just right, future scientists could make Mars habitable. ... Finally, the introduction of oxygen will allow for life on Mars.