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Mars

Tech Travel

Elon Musk, His Rocket, and the Grand Scheme That Tore Apart Boca Chica

What happens when SpaceX takes over your sleepy Texas town.

Rachel Monroe Esquire Feb 2020 30min Permalink

Science

The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars

Franklin Chang Díaz immigrated to the U.S. at 18, became an astronaut, tied the record for most spaceflights, and now might hold the key to deep space travel.

Katy Vine Texas Monthly Jan 2018 20min Permalink

Science

Mars Madness

The DIY explorers who dream of a 35-million-mile trek.

Alina Simone California Sunday Feb 2017 Permalink

Science Travel

Roommates on Mars

Training for a Mars mission on a Hawaiian volcano

Tom Kizzia New Yorker Apr 2015 25min Permalink

Business Science Tech

All Dressed Up For Mars and Nowhere to Go

Mars One says it will send four people to colonize the planet by 2025. The company claims more than 200,000 have paid to apply for the privilege. But a deep look at Mars One’s plan and its finances reveals that not only is the goal a longshot, it might be a scam.

Elmo Keep Matter Nov 2014 40min Permalink

Science

Exodus

Elon Musk’s dreams of colonizing Mars.

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"Fuck Earth!" Elon Musk said to me, laughing. "Who cares about Earth?"

Ross Andersen Aeon Sep 2014 30min Permalink

Best Article Science

The Martian Chroniclers

A new era in the search for life on Mars.

Burkhard Bilger New Yorker Apr 2013 45min Permalink