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Robert Zubrin

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Robert Zubrin (; born April 9, 1952) is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He is also an advocate for U.S. space superiority, writing that "in the 21st century, victory on land, sea or in the air will go to the power that controls space" and that "if we desire peace on Earth, we need to prepare for war in space." He and his colleague at Martin Marietta, David Baker, were the driving force behind Mars Direct, a proposal in a 1990 research paper intended to produce significant reductions in the cost and complexity of such a mission. The key idea was to use the Martian atmosphere to produce oxygen, water, and rocket propellant for the surface stay and return journey. A modified version of the plan was subsequently adopted by NASA as their "design reference mission". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Zubrin is the 365th most popular engineer (down from 342nd in 2024), the 12,457th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,242nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Robert Zubrin ranks 365 out of 389. Before him are John Lombe, Kevin Warwick, Robert R. Gilruth, Nicholas Tombazis, Tom Dowd, and Otmar Szafnauer. After him are David S. Johnson, Tom Kilburn, Pat Fry, Mike Gascoyne, Mike Coughlan, and John Rennie the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Robert Zubrin ranks 666. Before him are John Waite, Ted Tally, Denís Milar, Sharda Sinha, Runa Laila, and Vlado Taneski. After him are Oliver Knussen, James Fleet, Billy Powell, Ellen McLain, Maria Damanaki, and Tamás Faragó.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Zubrin ranks 12,461 out of 20,380. Before him are Caroline Williams (1957), Bobby Jackson (1973), Terry Zwigoff (1949), Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), Janet Lynn (1953), and Bill Hougland (1930). After him are Dan Fogelberg (1951), Terry Richardson (1965), C. J. Hunter (1968), Juanita M. Kreps (1921), Greg Evigan (1953), and Richard Myers (1942).

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Among ENGINEERS In United States

Among engineers born in United States, Robert Zubrin ranks 45. Before him are Beatrice Hicks (1919), Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898), T. Keith Glennan (1905), Chuck Peddle (1937), Robert R. Gilruth (1913), and Tom Dowd (1925). After him are David S. Johnson (1945), John Houbolt (1919), Douglas H. Wheelock (1960), Henry M. Morris (1918), Ted Jensen (1954), and Tom Mueller (1961).

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