Planet B – Book of the Week

Those of us concerned about the mounting ill effects of climate change, have often heard the rallying cry reminder “There is no Planet B”.   Agile Strategist readers might ask, “Well, why not?”  This is the theme of the mind-expanding Book of the Week: The Case for Mars by Dr. Robert Zubrin and Richard Wagner.

The authors describe the philosophical reasons that mankind should journey to and work from Mars, and they offer the precise technical options to do so.  The writing is clear and understandable; one does not need an engineering or astrophysics background to understand and take a lot from the book.  With chapters on “Getting There”, segments disabusing the myths and claims against, and several chapters detailing a practical, viable colonization and work production strategy, Zubrin and Wagner leave the reader asking, “Well, why not?”