The level of vetting around the engineering and hard science throughout the scriptwriting process is something that we are proud of - and it's part of what makes this series unique. In the foreword to the book, Howard wrote that he is "very appreciative to National Geographic for being incredibly rigorous in its demand for authenticity and scientific accuracy. Both the book and the new television series aim to represent those challenges as accurately as possible. Developing the technology to get to Mars is just one of the many challenges that humans will face in future missions to the Red Planet, David's book explains. The book not only examines the technological challenges of going to Mars, but also looks at life-science issues, psychological and philosophical issues, and even some of the ethics involved, David explained. Rob Manning, Mars engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Nick Kanas, psychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco.Jim Pass, CEO of the Astrosociology Research Institute.
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