The End Of OPEC’s Influence

A Rocket Scientist’s Plan For Replacing Foreign OilThose of you interested in space travel may know the name Dr. Robert Zubrin. He’s an aerospace engineer who’s written detailed books about how humans can settle the planet Mars. As president of Pioneer Astronautics, his company develops projects like the Gas Hopper Airplane. This self-sustaining research vehicle uses solar panels to compress CO2 (which makes up 95 percent of the atmosphere on Mars) and then stores it in liquid form. It is then sprayed over a pre-heated pellet bed, which increases the gas pressure to the point it can provide thrust. You can watch a video of it in action (flying on Earth) at http://www.pioneerastro.com/projects.html. Dr. Zubrin’s other inventions include Alternate Propellant Thermal Rockets (APTR), which are powered by either a nuclear thermal reactor or a solar thermal engine used to heat a storable propellant. Dr. Zubrin also worked for Lockheed Martin as a senior engineer.



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