web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:09:10 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Universe University - Episodes Tagged with “Mars” https://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/tags/mars Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:15:00 -0500 Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. en-us episodic A journey through astronomy and space history to the outer boundaries of the universe. Universe University Production Universe University takes listeners on a cosmic adventure through outer space: from the history of human spaceflight and astronomy to the cutting edge theoretical physics. It is an entertaining and informative exploration of how human beings have sought and found answers to some of our most profound questions about the universe... as well as a look at those questions that are still unanswered. no Space, Astronomy, SETI, History, Space Travel, space race, armstrong, first man, cosmos, spacex, History, education, Mars, Elon Musk, Space Shuttle, black hole Universe University Production show@universeuniversity.space EPISODE 20: PLANETARY QUARANTINE http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/43 083c556e-a849-4b8e-b4d5-b27257256d58 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:15:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Are viruses and pathogens from Mars a future risk to humanity? 28:46 no 'Planetary protection' is a term that refers to efforts to prevent Earth microbes from spreading to other planets - and to prevent any hypothetical microbes from other planets from spreading to the Earth. What effect does this policy have on current robotic missions? And what implications will it have for a human mission to Mars? Is it possible that microbes from Mars could pose a danger to human beings on Earth? Or have science fiction and politics 'infected' the minds of NASA officials? EDITED BY: Jilyana Solis REFERENCES: 'The Overprotection of Mars' by Alberto Farien and Dirk Schultze-Makuch (2013) 'Planetary Protection and Regulating Human Health: A Risk that is Not Zero' by Victoria Sutton (2019) 'The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must' by Robert Zubrin (2011) MUSIC: "Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1 - A Beginning" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 6 - Air" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ NASA, SpaceX, Mars, planetary protection, elon musk, robert zubrin, covid-19 'Planetary protection' is a term that refers to efforts to prevent Earth microbes from spreading to other planets - and to prevent any hypothetical microbes from other planets from spreading to the Earth. What effect does this policy have on current robotic missions? And what implications will it have for a human mission to Mars? Is it possible that microbes from Mars could pose a danger to human beings on Earth? Or have science fiction and politics 'infected' the minds of NASA officials?

EDITED BY:

Jilyana Solis

REFERENCES:

'The Overprotection of Mars' by Alberto Farien and Dirk Schultze-Makuch (2013)

'Planetary Protection and Regulating Human Health: A Risk that is Not Zero' by Victoria Sutton (2019)

'The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must' by Robert Zubrin (2011)

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"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A Beginning"
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"Ossuary 6 - Air"
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]]> 'Planetary protection' is a term that refers to efforts to prevent Earth microbes from spreading to other planets - and to prevent any hypothetical microbes from other planets from spreading to the Earth. What effect does this policy have on current robotic missions? And what implications will it have for a human mission to Mars? Is it possible that microbes from Mars could pose a danger to human beings on Earth? Or have science fiction and politics 'infected' the minds of NASA officials?

EDITED BY:

Jilyana Solis

REFERENCES:

'The Overprotection of Mars' by Alberto Farien and Dirk Schultze-Makuch (2013)

'Planetary Protection and Regulating Human Health: A Risk that is Not Zero' by Victoria Sutton (2019)

'The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must' by Robert Zubrin (2011)

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"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incomptech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A Beginning"
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"Ossuary 6 - Air"
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]]> After Talk for Episode 15 w/Robert Zubrin PhD http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/33 3e38dfc8-c9f7-4121-9b5d-c8f5d01188fb Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:15:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production The Brilliant Dr. Zubrin discusses his career in aerospace engineering, Elon Musk, and his own personal philosophy of space flight. 1:43:18 no Dr. Robert Zubrin joins the after talk for an in depth discussion on space exploration. He starts by telling us the story of his Mars Direct plan, the founding of the Mars Society, and his relationship with the young Elon Musk. We go on to discuss the technical and political challenges of sending human beings to Mars as well as his personal philosophyof human space exploration. To watch the video version of this interview, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cWRQo2Iw MUSIC: "Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ REFERENCES: "The Case for Space" By Robert Zubrin PhD "Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism" By Robert Zubrin PhD "Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" by Ashlee Vance Special Guest: Robert Zubrin. NASA, Mars, Artemis, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Mars Society, Robert Zubrin, Starship Dr. Robert Zubrin joins the after talk for an in depth discussion on space exploration. He starts by telling us the story of his Mars Direct plan, the founding of the Mars Society, and his relationship with the young Elon Musk. We go on to discuss the technical and political challenges of sending human beings to Mars as well as his personal philosophyof human space exploration.

To watch the video version of this interview, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cWRQo2_Iw

MUSIC:

"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REFERENCES:

"The Case for Space"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
by Ashlee Vance

Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.

]]> Dr. Robert Zubrin joins the after talk for an in depth discussion on space exploration. He starts by telling us the story of his Mars Direct plan, the founding of the Mars Society, and his relationship with the young Elon Musk. We go on to discuss the technical and political challenges of sending human beings to Mars as well as his personal philosophyof human space exploration.

To watch the video version of this interview, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cWRQo2_Iw

MUSIC:

"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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REFERENCES:

"The Case for Space"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"Elon Musk: Telsa, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
by Ashlee Vance

Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.

]]> Episode 15: Life on Mars http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/32 77e13c3e-3b16-48ef-bf49-b359994b8709 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Will the first astronauts to set foot on Mars find life on the Red Planet? 58:32 no Mars has captivated the human imagination for generations. Yet the question remains: is there organic life on the Red Planet? If so, how can we search for it and what would such life be like? And what will day-to-day life be like for the first astronauts to set foot on Mars? The brilliant Dr. Robert Zubrin joins us to help answer some of these questions. If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw VOICE CREDIT: A very generous, anonymous Patreon contributor offered to act as the voice to Agustina Lusky because Lusky does not speak English as her first language. The words in the episode are entirely Lusky's words. REFERENCES: "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must" By Robert Zubrin PhD "The Mars Underground" [2007 Documentary] Dir. Scott J. Gill "From Antarctica to Outer Space: Life in Isolation and Confinement" Edited by A.A. Harrison, Y.A. Clearwater, and C.P. McKay "Strife and Despair at South Pole Illuminate Psychology of Isolation" By Robert Reinhold, New York Times "A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com "Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell MUSIC: "Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Special Guest: Robert Zubrin. NASA, Mars, Artemis, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Mars Society, Robert Zubrin, Starship Mars has captivated the human imagination for generations. Yet the question remains: is there organic life on the Red Planet? If so, how can we search for it and what would such life be like? And what will day-to-day life be like for the first astronauts to set foot on Mars? The brilliant Dr. Robert Zubrin joins us to help answer some of these questions.

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

VOICE CREDIT: A very generous, anonymous Patreon contributor offered to act as the voice to Agustina Lusky because Lusky does not speak English as her first language. The words in the episode are entirely Lusky's words.

REFERENCES:

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"The Mars Underground" [2007 Documentary]
Dir. Scott J. Gill

"From Antarctica to Outer Space: Life in Isolation and Confinement"
Edited by A.A. Harrison, Y.A. Clearwater, and C.P. McKay

"Strife and Despair at South Pole Illuminate Psychology of Isolation"
By Robert Reinhold, New York Times

"A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com

"Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell

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"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.

]]> Mars has captivated the human imagination for generations. Yet the question remains: is there organic life on the Red Planet? If so, how can we search for it and what would such life be like? And what will day-to-day life be like for the first astronauts to set foot on Mars? The brilliant Dr. Robert Zubrin joins us to help answer some of these questions.

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

VOICE CREDIT: A very generous, anonymous Patreon contributor offered to act as the voice to Agustina Lusky because Lusky does not speak English as her first language. The words in the episode are entirely Lusky's words.

REFERENCES:

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must"
By Robert Zubrin PhD

"The Mars Underground" [2007 Documentary]
Dir. Scott J. Gill

"From Antarctica to Outer Space: Life in Isolation and Confinement"
Edited by A.A. Harrison, Y.A. Clearwater, and C.P. McKay

"Strife and Despair at South Pole Illuminate Psychology of Isolation"
By Robert Reinhold, New York Times

"A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com

"Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell

MUSIC:

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Special Guest: Robert Zubrin.

]]> Episode 8: Musk's Mars (By Way of Zubrin) [2 of 2] http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/17 a116601b-0b5a-4f7c-b08b-1dd5abe7b65d Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Elon Musk founds SpaceX in the hopes of colonizing Mars. 56:33 no Young entrepreneur Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the hopes of building his own rockets and sending human beings to Mars. In the 21st century alone, we have seen startling revelations about the red planet. But Musk would soon find out that rocketry is a tedious and difficult business. Today, he has plans to send human beings to Mars... but just making the journey there, let alone landing on its surface, could prove to be the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced. For listener questions and comments, email us here: show@universeuniversity.space *REFERENCES: * "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must " by Robert Zubrin "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" By Ashlee Vance *MUSIC: * "Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1 - A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ elon musk, mars, red planet, robert zubrin, spacex, curiosity Young entrepreneur Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the hopes of building his own rockets and sending human beings to Mars. In the 21st century alone, we have seen startling revelations about the red planet. But Musk would soon find out that rocketry is a tedious and difficult business. Today, he has plans to send human beings to Mars... but just making the journey there, let alone landing on its surface, could prove to be the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

*REFERENCES: *

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must "
by Robert Zubrin

"Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
By Ashlee Vance

*MUSIC: *

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Young entrepreneur Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the hopes of building his own rockets and sending human beings to Mars. In the 21st century alone, we have seen startling revelations about the red planet. But Musk would soon find out that rocketry is a tedious and difficult business. Today, he has plans to send human beings to Mars... but just making the journey there, let alone landing on its surface, could prove to be the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

*REFERENCES: *

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must "
by Robert Zubrin

"Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
By Ashlee Vance

*MUSIC: *

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A Begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunder Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Crypto" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> After Talk for Episode 7 http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/16 791a4abe-493b-4576-abff-1613ca6a1409 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Universe University Production full Universe University Production The after talk welcomes its first guest to discuss Mars research. 52:01 no Guest Vera Demchenko joins the after talk to discuss her work at the famous Green Bank Observatory, life on Mars, Elon Musk, and the value of space exploration. For listener questions and comments, email us here: show@universeuniversity.space MUSIC: "Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ elon musk, spacex, robert zubrin, mars, red planet, viking, valles marineris, Green Bank Observatory Guest Vera Demchenko joins the after talk to discuss her work at the famous Green Bank Observatory, life on Mars, Elon Musk, and the value of space exploration.

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"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Guest Vera Demchenko joins the after talk to discuss her work at the famous Green Bank Observatory, life on Mars, Elon Musk, and the value of space exploration.

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

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"Slow Burn" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Episode 7: Musk's Mars (By Way of Zubrin) [part 1 of 2] http://universeuniversity.fireside.fm/15 9883f854-00db-47af-9394-e94461e60079 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0600 Universe University Production full Universe University Production Mankind's quest to set foot on the red planet. 41:19 no For some time now, human beings have been fascinated by the planet Mars, from its earthlike features to its potential for alien life. This world may hold vital clues as to whether or not human beings are alone in the universe. We've sent robots to explore the red planet, yet human beings have never set foot on its surface. If humans ever make it to this remote planet, it will be due to the dedicated efforts of a few bold and brilliant figures in our recent history. If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw For listener questions and comments, email us here: show@universeuniversity.space PHOTO CAPTION: Elon Musk's signature in the sand of another world. *REFERENCES: * "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must " by Robert Zubrin "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" By Ashlee Vance "A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com "Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell MUSIC: "Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ elon musk, spacex, robert zubrin, mars, red planet, viking, valles marineris For some time now, human beings have been fascinated by the planet Mars, from its earthlike features to its potential for alien life. This world may hold vital clues as to whether or not human beings are alone in the universe. We've sent robots to explore the red planet, yet human beings have never set foot on its surface. If humans ever make it to this remote planet, it will be due to the dedicated efforts of a few bold and brilliant figures in our recent history.

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

PHOTO CAPTION: Elon Musk's signature in the sand of another world.

*REFERENCES: *

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must "
by Robert Zubrin

"Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
By Ashlee Vance

"A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com

"Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell

MUSIC:

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> For some time now, human beings have been fascinated by the planet Mars, from its earthlike features to its potential for alien life. This world may hold vital clues as to whether or not human beings are alone in the universe. We've sent robots to explore the red planet, yet human beings have never set foot on its surface. If humans ever make it to this remote planet, it will be due to the dedicated efforts of a few bold and brilliant figures in our recent history.

If you would like to make a contribution to the program, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/universeuniversity?fbclid=IwAR0GJjAwa3C1f8KKxDi7aeGVEO-Ou3dL10vmf1kQHjssQu5eEgmCkyNFMgw

For listener questions and comments, email us here:
show@universeuniversity.space

PHOTO CAPTION: Elon Musk's signature in the sand of another world.

*REFERENCES: *

"The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must "
by Robert Zubrin

"Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"
By Ashlee Vance

"A Brief History of Mars Missions" Space.com

"Mars and Its Canals" by Percival Lowell

MUSIC:

"Nonstop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Infinite Perspective" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Ossuary 1 - A begining" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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