Mars alive
Description
As discussions over a mission to Mars continue, Horizon looks at the work going into creating closed biological systems. Apart from the much-publicized biosphere project, there is long-term work in the US, Japan, the CIS and the UK. Japan already has detailed plans for a self-sustaining Mars colony in the 21st Century - with the first native Martian to be born in 2057!! It might be possible to breed genetically engineered humans better adapted to Mars ...
Runtime
49 min
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Geography
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Date of Publication
1993
Database
Alexander Street
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