Broadcast 3451 Hotel Mars guest Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin

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Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Humans to Mars, back contamination, destroying all water on Earth and more.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce.  This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com.  Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htmPlease note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.

John Batchelor and I welcomed back Dr. Bob Zubrin to discuss his Jan 9, 2020 National Review article titled "We Should Go to Mars."  In this article and in his Hotel Mars discussion, Dr. Zubrin dismissed as absurd the opinion and comments by forensic psychologist Armondo Simon who said humans should not  be permitted to be on Mars given the possibility of the humans coming back bringing ocean consuming microbes with them which would eventually consume all water on Earth.  Bob also talked about planetary protection being anti-human spaceflight and just why humans to Mars and throughout the solar system would be and is so vital and important to Earth.  During this one segment Hotel Mars discussion, Bob was asked if Mars policy makers took seriously arguments like the one suggested by Simon .  Bob also pointed out examples of already existing microbial contamination on Mars.  Note that Dr. Zubrin will be the guest on a full Space show program on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 to discuss his National Review article and more.  By the way, you can find his article at www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/mars-human-space-exploration-rebuttal-to-naysayers.

You can email Mr. Batchelor or Bob Zubrin through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.  Bob can also be reached through The Mars Society website.

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22 Jan 2020 John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Robert Zubrin
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