Talk description “The reason I want to explore beyond the world as we know it is simple: The allure of the unknown is far more powerful than the comfort of the known.” #ProudlyHuman

1. OFF-WORLD:
HOW THE VOYAGE
TO MARS
WILL EVOLVE EARTH
Dr Adriana Marais
proudlyhuman.com

2. QUANTUM MECHANICS 101

3. WHAT’S
GOING ON HERE?

4. ESA/Roscosmos, China & NASA Rovers off to
Mars

5. “City of 1 million on Mars by 2050”

6. “We have 100 years left on Earth”

7. Nature’s Dangerous Decline “Unprecedented”;
Species Extinction Rates “Accelerating” – UN
2019

8. Our life-support system is under threat

9. Many humans don’t have access to basic
resources
No power 1 billion
Inadequate shelter 1.6
billion
Polluted air 6.8
billion
Unsafe water 2.2
billion Undernourished
1 billion

10. “We are made of star stuff”

11. HOW
THE VOYAGE
TO MARS
WILL EVOLVE EARTH

12. Technology is developing rapidly

13. Technology is developing rapidly,
Mars is within reach

14. Industry is impacting our planet’s
environment

15. Industry is impacting our planet’s environment,
many of us are already living in extreme
conditions

16. To survive, we need effective resource
management

17. To survive, we need effective resource
management
To thrive, we need to embrace our humanity

18. Mars is the ultimate stress test for Earth

19. Research and technology
for a resilient & #ProudlyHuman future
whatever planet we are on

20. Mars is 200 million km away

21. Surface conditions on Mars:
Average temperature: -63°C
Atmosphere: 95% CO2
Pressure: <1% Earth sea level
Surface: iron oxide
Gravity: 38% of Earth

22. Shackleton seeks crew for expedition to
South Pole

23. OFF-WORLD: ANTARCTICA 2022

24. Surface conditions in Antarctica
Temperature range: -90°C - 18°C
Maximum wind speed: 327km/h

25. December 2019 Antarctica

26. OFF-WORLD: SAHARA 2023

27. Surface conditions in Sahara
Temperature range: 5°C - 70°C
Low humidity, mineral rich sand

28. January 2020 Oman
OMAN

29. Launch:
OFF-WORLD: CAPE TOWN 2020
proudlyhuman.com
@adrianamarais

30. ANTARCTIC SAHARA OCEAN MOON MARS
For a #ProudlyHuman future on Earth, above and beyond

31. Awakening the dreamer in all of us

32. Growing up, I dreamed of space

33. proudlyhuman.com
THANK YOU!
Dr Adriana
Marais
adrianamarais.o
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