As promised when the snap shot report was presented to you all on February 11, you find here the full version of the Mars Generation National Poll, that measured the support of the US citizen for the exploration of Mars.
Tthe report with all findings and full analysis of the nationwide opinion poll about human and [...]

First results of the survey among general Americans are out.
The survey was conducted between Feb. 4, 2013, and Feb. 6, 2013, targeting a stratified random sample of 1,101 respondents representing a 95% confidence level and margin of error of +/-3%. The survey was conducted by email and targeted a nationwide sample. All efforts were made [...]

At Johns Hopkins in 1975 after a lecture he gave about satellites Wernher von Braun answers questions about Mars calling it the next step of space exploration. Von Braun goes into specific details on how the travel to Mars would be done. He talks about what rocket, what mission architecture and what procedures would be [...]

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Google Earth – 3D Mars Viewer (small)
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Do you have a favorite place on Mars? We would [...]

Smart Coatings for Manned Spacecraft – Steve McDaniel (SETI Talks)
As we enter the era of manned space flight and habitation beyond low Earth orbit, much longer duration human occupation and much less frequent resupply will be the norm, stretching the capacities and capabilities of life support systems. The myriad internal surfaces aboard ISS and the [...]