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24 alternatives to America's Forgotten Mars Mission

A visual essay, from Hardbound

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. America's Forgotten Mars Mission launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Red Mars▲74

   A future history of Martian colonization

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Earth and Space▲56

   Photographs from the Archives of NASA

   2015 · chroniclebooks.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   GoArchitect Mars▲74

   How would you create a new world?

   2018 · goarchitect.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Martian▲200

   An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wait But Why - How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars▲67

   The past and the future of space exploration.

   2015 · waitbutwhy.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Recode Replay - Elon Musk▲140

   From colonizing Mars to "are we living in a simulation?"

   2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PixelSpace▲68

   A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system

   2014 · joshworth.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wheels Stop▲63

   The tragedies and triumphs of the space shuttle program

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Where does the moon come from?▲111

    An illustrated story, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Quest▲62

    Energy, security, and the remaking of the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Three-Body Problem▲63

    A secret military project sends signals into space

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future▲67

    Young readers' edition

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Space Age▲59

    A Game of Cosmic Adventure

    2015 · spaceageapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Future Visions▲66

    Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth▲60

    How will humanity survive?

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Earth: A Primer▲76

    A science book/app for playful people

    2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Space Age▲137

    A wonderful, kooky, and mysterious space adventure

    2014 · spaceageapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Visions of the Future (by NASA)▲160

    You can be an architect of the future

    2016 · jpl.nasa.gov · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Invisible Office Hours - The Martian▲78

    We talk about the book and movie.

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Life at Sea▲62

    Observations of a Modern Mariner

    2015 · coevalinc.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OpenMCT by NASA▲86

    A web based mission control framework

    2016 · nasa.github.io · its alternatives →

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