Dr. Robert Zubrin is the architect and chief proponent for the Mars Direct program to explore and possibly colonize the Red Planet within our lifetime.  In his book, The Case for Mars Dr. Zubrin explains the architecture of the Mars Direct program in detail.  This book is a MUST READ for anybody who wants to see the human race expand beyond the confines of our single world.  In The Case for Mars, Dr. Zubrin explains how we can establish the first Mars base for less than the cost of an Apollo launch to the moon.  Be sure and pick up a copy of this book by a truly brilliant space scientist!

• The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet