Reddit reviews Mars Direct: Space Exploration, the Red Planet, and the Human Future: A Special from Tarcher/ Penguin
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This clipping is from the 2013 book called "Mars Direct: Space Exploration, the Red Planet, and the Human Future". I found it worth a read, especially as a follow-up to "The case for Mars".
Well, distances can and should be factored in, 6 months versus 6 days is a big deal.
BUT, Mars is a lot easier for a lot of reasons.
I was a big fan of the writings of Robert Zubrin, his latest book outlining his "Mars Direct" plan just came out last year, you can get an audio-book version for under $3.
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-Direct-Exploration-Special-Tarcher-ebook/dp/B00AMOO98I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1413239131&sr=8-3&keywords=Robert+Zubrin
Mars Direct and these calculations both seem to agree that 80 - 85% of the mass of the Mars return vehicle will be propellant, assuming a direct entry into Earth's atmosphere.
http://www.amazon.com/Mars-Direct-Exploration-Special-ebook/dp/B00AMOO98I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC
Mars is probably my second-favourite planet, so I'd love a copy of this.
One of my favourite books? Underwater to Get Out of the Rain: A Love Affair With the Sea by Trevor Norton. I was at the library once, and as I was checking out a big pile of books, the librarian mentioned that no one had ever borrowed this one on his desk. Unable to resist the opportunity to be the first stamp, I added it to my pile, and it turned out to be a really great book. The author is a marine biologist, and each chapter is half about a period in his life, and half about the ecology of whatever body of water he was living beside at the time.