MARSWALK ONE
First Steps on a New Planet
by David J. Shayler, Andrew Salmon and Michael D. Shayler
with Foreword by Dick Gordon
former NASA astronaut
The first human activity on Mars will be a momentous occasion, even more significant than Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap'.
All these questions and more are answered in Marswalk One: First Steps on a New Planet. Using analysis from previous human and automated space programmes, the authors provide a credible scenarion of the first human landing on the Red Planet. This fascinating and unique book will help everyone interested in the space program to understand the clear benefits of sending a human crew to Mars. Sustained long-term public and political support for the program is a challenge to be faced and overcome.
This book was nominated for the award in the category of
BEST WRITTEN PRESENTATION
at the 2006 Arthur C. Clarke Awards.