Pat Duggins Knihy

Travel to and from Mars has long been a staple of science fiction. And yet the hurdles--both technological and financial--have kept human exploration of the red planet from becoming a reality. Trailblazing Mars offers an inside look at the current efforts to fulfill this dream.

Reviews the history of Mars exploration, looks at what is being done in the twenty-first century to fulfill the dream of sending humans to Mars, and looks at the challenges astronauts would face on a journey to the red planet, such as growing their own food, finding water, and solving their own problems and emergencies.