Ever since humans gazed at the night sky, we’ve been drawn to that tiny reddish dot hovering above. Mars has captivated our imagination for generations, sparking countless questions about whether we ...

As to the effects on the human body of being “outside of Earth’s gravity,” Vance is onto something.

You have just completed a seven month journey through deep space. Earth has faded into a distant blue dot, and ahead of you is a cold, dusty world no human has ever truly called home. Mars. The ...

Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must be dealt with simultaneously is ...

NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge suggests what life on other planets — including Mars — might look like. But "the colonization of other worlds will alter the very definition of what it means to be ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping construction materials from Earth, researchers are exploring how to use ...

Landing humans on Mars could teach us whether life ever existed beyond Earth, how planets change over time, and how humans can live on other worlds. By studying Mars up close, astronauts could answer ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The first steps humans take on Mars will represent a culmination of hopes and dreams ...