Mars Challenge

Travel to deep space and back again with The Mars Challenge a nonfiction graphic novel for teens about the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars. Nadia is a teen with a dream to be the first woman on Mars. But to get there shes got to learn all she can about the science of spaceflight. Its a good thing her friend Eleanor is an Attitude Determination and Control Officer—basically she pilots the International Space Station Eleanor takes Nadia on a conceptual journey through an entire crewed mission to Mars and explains every challenge that must be overcome along the way from escaping Earths gravity well to keeping the crew healthy as they travel through deep space to setting up a Mars base to having enough fuel for the trip home In The Mars Challenge writer Benjamin A. Wilgus and artist Wyeth Yates bring the reader on a thrilling interplanetary voyage and clearly illustrate the scientific concepts and complex machinery involved. Humans can reach Mars in our lifetime—this book explains how it can be done.