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THE MARS CHALLENGE
Benjamin A. Wilgus Wyeth Yates
The Past, Present, and Future of Human Spaceflight
Travel to deep space and back again with THE MARS CHALLENGE, a nonfiction graphic novel for teenagers about the science and logistics of a manned mission to Mars. The story brings the reader on a thrilling interplanetary voyage, clearly illustrated with the scientific concepts and complex machinery involved. THE MARS CHALLENGE won the 2021 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award for Best Young Adult Nonfiction!
Nadia is a teenager with a dream: to be the first woman on Mars. But to get there, she has to learn everything she can about the science of spaceflight. Luckily, her good friend Eleanor works on the International Space Station!
Eleanor takes Nadia on a conceptual journey through what it would take to run a crewed mission to Mars, and explains every challenge that must be overcome along the way. From escaping Earth's 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, this will be no easy mission. Eleanor explains that humans can reach Mars in our lifetime, and will show the steps needed to make it happen.
Benjamin A. Wilgus is a bestselling writer, editor, and cartoonist who's been working in comics for over a decade. He is the author of the sci fi graphic novel Chronin and the middle grade graphic novel Science Comics: Flying Machines (with artist Molly Brooks). Benjamin's New York Times bestselling work has been published by DC Comics, Dark Horse, Del Rey, and Scholastic, and he served as a script and story writer for Cartoon Network's "Codename: Kids Next Door."
Wyeth Yates is the artist for the graphic novels The Castoffs, Hard Luck, Sundrenchers, and The Other Gang. He has been making comics at the same desk for fourteen years, and hopes to be able to keep that up for at least fourteen more.
Nadia is a teenager with a dream: to be the first woman on Mars. But to get there, she has to learn everything she can about the science of spaceflight. Luckily, her good friend Eleanor works on the International Space Station!
Eleanor takes Nadia on a conceptual journey through what it would take to run a crewed mission to Mars, and explains every challenge that must be overcome along the way. From escaping Earth's 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, this will be no easy mission. Eleanor explains that humans can reach Mars in our lifetime, and will show the steps needed to make it happen.
Benjamin A. Wilgus is a bestselling writer, editor, and cartoonist who's been working in comics for over a decade. He is the author of the sci fi graphic novel Chronin and the middle grade graphic novel Science Comics: Flying Machines (with artist Molly Brooks). Benjamin's New York Times bestselling work has been published by DC Comics, Dark Horse, Del Rey, and Scholastic, and he served as a script and story writer for Cartoon Network's "Codename: Kids Next Door."
Wyeth Yates is the artist for the graphic novels The Castoffs, Hard Luck, Sundrenchers, and The Other Gang. He has been making comics at the same desk for fourteen years, and hopes to be able to keep that up for at least fourteen more.
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Published 2020-06-01 by Roaring Brook Press |