The Week in Review: The Final Frontier

Inside Flipboard / August 23, 2013

Being an astronaut is tough enough. But what about being a one-way astronaut? More than 165,000 adventurers have applied for a 140 million-mile trip to Mars, to build a new home out there. And with the deadline looming next week, the story has been much in the news lately. Perhaps their dreams were kindled in 1969 when the first, tiny step for man was taken on the moon. Or maybe not—maybe humans have always imagined living among the stars.

Regardless, you don’t need a one-way ticket to Mars to know more about the planet. We’ve got a far easier route: Sit back and flip through some magazines made by our readers that transport you to the edges of the cosmos. Buckle up and bon voyage!

(Click on the cover to open each magazine.)
(Tap on the cover to open each magazine.)
Mars or Bust: News related to the eventual colonization of Mars.
Mars or Bust: News related to the eventual colonization of Mars.
Astronomy, space and physics: Everything about astronomy, space and physics.
Astronomy, space and physics: Everything about astronomy, space and physics.
Spaced Out: Space, astronomy, pics, universe, NASA, solar system.
Spaced Out: Space, astronomy, pics, universe, NASA, solar system.
Final Frontier: Space awesomeness.
Final Frontier: Space awesomeness.
Vintage Science Fiction: Design and photography from the Golden Atomic Age.
Vintage Science Fiction: Design and photography from the Golden Atomic Age.
A Galaxy Far Far Away: All things Star Wars.
A Galaxy Far Far Away: All things Star Wars.
Aliens Amongst Us: News and stories about aliens amongst us.
Aliens Amongst Us: News and stories about aliens amongst us.


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