BBC’s mock Martian mission made possible by Imperial expertise

The know-how of Imperial academics helped a BBC journalist to design a mock mission to Mars, which features extensively across the network this week. The researchers have been working with Neil Bowdler, a video journalist from the BBC, and computer animation experts to design a mission to Mars. They have taken part in s, carried out experiments and even helped with media promotion to drum up interest in the programme. Some of the visual highlights of the programme can be viewed in the slideshow. Images courtesy of the BBC. The five part programme, How to put a human on Mars, outlines some of the technological challenges that space agencies like NASA will need to overcome for astronauts to land successfully on Mars and return back safely again. How to put a human on Mars will feature as an interactive series on the BBC News Website and as a mini documentary on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News this week.