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Becoming Martian

3 episodes 97%4KCC

Blueprints for surviving the Red Planet, from water ice to altered DNA.

This series examines what it would actually take for humans to live on Mars, from finding water and growing food to building shelters against radiation, dust, and brutal temperature swings. Along the way, it traces the science and space missions that transformed Mars from a distant fantasy into a real settlement challenge. Sign up to see how survival on another world could reshape humanity itself.

Episode guide

3 episodes
1
1First Steps to Mars
Humans seem to be on the cusp of reaching Mars, but how did we get to this point? Our journey to our neighboring planet traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots.
22 min
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2Surviving Mars
Science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, but how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt?
23 min
3
3First Martians
Sometime in the future humans will leave Earth to colonize Mars, and in doing so will begin to adapt to life on another planet in surprising ways. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Solomon foresees a series of changes to our species from the size of our hearts and heads to the pigments in our skin.
18 min
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