To Mars! | Robert Zubrin | TEDxMoscow

Robert Zubrin, American aerospace engineer and author, best known for his advocacy of the manned exploration of Mars, believes in the potential of exploration and colonisation of Mars. He does not exclude the chance that groundwater and bacteria will be found on Mars eventually since there are dry riverbeds and lakes craters on the surface. Zubrin points that we should not blindly believe in the imaginary danger of cosmic radiation. Smokers risk more that astronauts. This is why we develop space technologies - to dispel myths and Mars is only the first planet on our journey of discovering the universe. Go to Mars! Dr. Robert Zubrin is President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood, Colorado. He is also the founder and President of the Mars Society, an international non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars by both public and private means. Formerly a Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver, he holds