Robert Zubrin

American aerospace engineer · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1952 · age 74

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars.

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Robert Zubrin

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It is very unlikely that we would drive to extinction any native Martian microorganisms in the process of extending the habitability of Mars.
Do indigenous Martian bacteria have precedence over human exploration ? , p.2, Own words
We do not need a lunar-orbiting station to go to the Moon. We do not need such a station to go to Mars. We do not need it to go to near-Earth asteroids.
A space station in lunar orbit will accomplish nothing. NASA needs to choose a rational goal, Own words
Musk can probably build a giant AI data centre on the Moon.
Abandoning Mars could be Elon Musk’s biggest mistake, Own words

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He is also an advocate for U.S. space superiority, writing that "in the 21st century, victory on land, sea or in the air will go to the power that controls space" and that "if we desire peace on Earth, we need to prepare for war in space."

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