Extras

NOVA scienceNOW

Next-Generation Space Suits

Clip: S5 Ep1 | 10m 45s

Today's suits are bulky. MIT's Dava Newman is out to change that with a sleek new design.

NOVA scienceNOW

Plasma Rockets

Clip: S5 Ep1 | 6m 38s

A new rocket might be able to zip us to Mars and back in under three months.

NOVA scienceNOW

Profile: Vandi Verma

Clip: S5 Ep1 | 9m 58s

A daredevil engineer born in India now drives the Mars rovers.

NOVA scienceNOW

Space Dangers

Clip: S5 Ep1 | 13m 19s

Can we protect Mars-bound astronauts from deadly meteoroids, radiation, and other hazards?

NOVA scienceNOW

Space Food

Clip: S5 Ep1 | 6m 51s

How do you keep food fresh on a three-year round-trip to Mars?

NOVA scienceNOW

Can We Make It to Mars? Preview

Preview: S5 Ep1 | 30s

Premiering January 19, 2011 on PBS