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#1 Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:09 pm
by Alez
Mars Society Bulgaria would like to raise money for publishing Dr. Robert Zubrin’s ‘The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization ‘ (http://www.marspapers.org/papers/Zubrin_1995.pdf) into Bulgarian in print of 1000 books.

All books shall include gratitude to BitCoin Utopia crunching community.

(Edit your campaign’s pitching video link to Youtube here:)
PENDING
The longer story about all this

The books shall be given away to interested public libraries and schools (there are 60 public libraries and 2500 schools in Bulgaria). The books would be given away to individuals for small donation for Mars Society Bulgaria projects, should any books remain.

The text has been translated in 2012 and it is available online (http://wp.me/P2nj5T-28). Our desire is to include also two A5-size Mars maps as inner cover pages into the book (the maps are visible here: http://wp.me/P2nj5T-7g. Should anyone goes to individual map page, s/he may download the hi-res electronic format from the link at the bottom of the dedicated page).

The purpose of this project is to increase public awareness of reaching Mars as realistic and rational aim.

A book would be available for any BU cruncher, with a sign from the translator (it’s me, Mihail Mateev).

For any questions I am available at https://www.facebook.com/MihailMMateev.

#2 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:30 pm
by Alez
Campaign continues and currently at 56% complete.

#3 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:51 am
by Alez
Campaign is now declared as complete and workunits are being cancelled.

#4 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:57 am
by Silver
So does this mean I should look out for the Mars trips in my local travel agents window shortly then :D

#5 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:07 pm
by Alez
Don't think so ...... but at least you will be able to read about it in Bulgarian :D

#6 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:50 pm
by Alez
Book has now been published. More details here along with some screen captures etc.

#7 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:06 am
by Silver
I'll stick it on my Amazon wishlist ;)

#8 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:35 am
by Alez
I could translate it for you if you wish. i'm sure it's riveting stuff.

#9 Re: Campaign #4-The Economic Viability of Mars Colonization

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:42 am
by Silver
I didn't have you down as being a fluent Bulgarian Alez, just goes to show you should never make assumptions!