{"product_id":"the-mars-project-9780252062278","title":"The Mars Project","description":"This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Project.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wernher Von Braun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.06w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252062278","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273999057033,"sku":"9780252062278","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c71955b5-7602-448e-a3e4-e8baf18e0e39.jpg?v=1736844740","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-mars-project-9780252062278","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}