Will We Ever Colonize Mars? | The Institute for Creation Research

Will We Ever Colonize Mars?
BY *  | 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 08, 2017

Mars is a lot farther from Earth than the moon, but can't humans go and live there? ICR Astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle gives his perspective on the difficulties in traveling to and colonizing the red planet.

This video news clip is from the Q&A section of Dr. Jason Lisle's Journey Through Space: A View of the Solar System.

For more information on the Journey Through Space DVD and other resources, click here. 

For related ICR articles, click here. 

* Dr. Lisle is Director of Physical Sciences at the Institute for Creation Research and earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Colorado.

Article posted on March 8, 2017.

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