Robert Zubrin (; born April 9, 1952) is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for [exploration of Mars].
This is an international organization advocating a [mission to Mars] as a goal, by private funding if possible. == Early life and education == Zubrin was born in New York City's Brooklyn borough on April 9, 1952.
He was awarded his first patent at age 20 in 1972 for Three Player Chess.
He and his colleague at Martin Marietta, David Baker, were the driving force behind Mars Direct, a proposal in a 1990 research paper intended to produce significant reductions in the cost and complexity of such a mission.
This contains articles corresponding to talks presented at the founding convention of the Mars Society in Boulder, Colorado in August 1998; it includes contributions from Zubrin, Buzz Aldrin, Martyn Fogg, and many others. On to Mars: Colonizing a New World (2002 Apogee Books), co-edited with Frank Crossman.
This contains articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2000, and at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California in 2001. On to Mars 2: Exploring and Settling a New World (2005 Apogee Books), co-edited with Frank Crossman.
This contains articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2000, and at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California in 2001. On to Mars 2: Exploring and Settling a New World (2005 Apogee Books), co-edited with Frank Crossman.
This contains articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2000, and at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California in 2001. On to Mars 2: Exploring and Settling a New World (2005 Apogee Books), co-edited with Frank Crossman.
This contains over 130 articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 2002, in Eugene, Oregon in 2003, and in Chicago, Illinois in 2004. == The ethics of terraforming == Dr.
This contains over 130 articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 2002, in Eugene, Oregon in 2003, and in Chicago, Illinois in 2004. == The ethics of terraforming == Dr.
This contains over 130 articles corresponding to talks presented at the annual conventions of the Mars Society in Boulder in 2002, in Eugene, Oregon in 2003, and in Chicago, Illinois in 2004. == The ethics of terraforming == Dr.
Benford, who is also an astrophysicist, is a longtime member of both the board of directors and the steering committee of the Mars Society. Robert Zubrin was also featured in a 2007 CBC Television documentary special, The Passionate Eye, dubbed "The Mars Underground". The songwriter and musician Frank Black (alias Black Francis of the Pixies) penned an homage to Zubrin, "Robert Onion", on the album Dog in the Sand.
Zubrin is fellow at Center for Security Policy. == Pioneer Energy == In 2008, Zubrin founded Pioneer Energy, a research and development firm headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
The lyrics are in the form of an acrostic, spelling "Robert The Case For Mars Zubrin". In 2010 Robert Zubrin was featured in the Symphony of Science video "The Case for Mars" along with Carl Sagan, Brian Cox, and Penelope Boston. The fictional character Dr.
Revised and updated in 2011. Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization (1999).
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