Author posts
There's Plenty of Drinking Water on Mars
The trick to producing water for astronauts is to figure out how best to extract it from the soil and atmosphere.
September 25, 2015
Why Don’t We Have a Mars Colony Yet? Blame Nixon.
Much to the chagrin of NASA rocket scientist Dr. Wernher von Braun, President Richard Nixon chose instead to greenlight the space shuttle program because it intrigued the military-industrial complex.
August 05, 2015
It's Time for Us to Become a Spacefaring Species
Establishing a colony on Mars would protect the long-term survival of the human race.
July 28, 2015
Stephen Petranek
Stephen Petranek’s career of over 40 years in the publishing world is marked by numerous prizes and awards for excellent writing on science, nature, technology, politics, economics and more. He has been editor-in-chief of The Miami Herald’s prestigious Sunday magazine, Tropic, as well covering a wide range of topics for Time Inc.’s Life magazine. His presentation, 10 Ways the World Could End, is one of the most original and most watched TED talks of all time. He is now the editor of Breakthrough Technology Alert, for which he finds the investment opportunities that create true value and move the human race forward. His new book is titled How We'll Live on Mars.
