space flight to mars

Briefly describes the exploration of the planet Mars, concentrating on the landing of the two Viking spacecraft and the data they have beamed back to earth.

Recounts the efforts of the Mars Society to begin the virtual exploration of Mars through a series of unique missions, using habitat modules, space suits, and next-generation exploration equipment to replicate and study the real-life challenges of exploring the Red Planet.

Dr. Lauren Wagner heads a space mission to Mars, where ten years earlier the Russians went but never came back.

The author, manager of the Mars Exploration Program at California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, discusses her lifelong fascination with outer space, relates stories from her thirty-five-year career as an aerospace engineer, and tells about her efforts to design, build, and land the solar-powered Mars rover, Sojourner, in 1997.

An alphabet book which presents facts about an space expedition to Mars.

Former astronaut and Apollo 11 moon-walker Buzz Aldrin presents the argument that the next great undertaking of NASA and the governments of the world should be to put human beings on Mars.

Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.

Describes what a journey to Mars would be like and why this journey would be important.