The Fifth Man (novel) - Allusions/references To Actual History and Current Science

Allusions/references To Actual History and Current Science

This novel, and its prequel, uses concepts adapted from the Mars Semi-Direct mission profile proposed, and under active research, by the Mars Society. As such, these novels are two of the most realistic novels yet written that describe what the first crewed mission to Mars, and the program of which it is a part, might look like and how it might actually work.

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