Nova ScienceNow Can We Make It to Mars? (Season 5, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

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Nova ScienceNow

Can We Make It to Mars? (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

Nova ScienceNow looks at possible solutions to some of the problems and dangers facing a trip to Mars. It looks at space dangers, space suits, space food, plasma rockets, and profiles Mars rover specialist Vandi Verma.

Directors

Vandi Verma | Sarah Holt (segments: Space Dangers, Space Food) | Joshua Seftel (segments: Plasma Rockets, Profile: Vandi Verma)

Writers

Sarah Holt (segments: Space Dangers) (segments: Space Food) | Alex Liu (contributing writer) | Joshua Seftel (segments: Plasma Rockets) (segments: Profile: Vandi Verma) | Pamela Mason Wagner (segments: Space Suits)

Producers

Sarah Holt (segments: Space Dangers) (segments: Space Food) | Vincent Liota | Joshua Seftel (segments: Plasma Rockets) (segments: Profile: Vandi Verma) | Jesse Sweet (segments: Plasma Rockets) (segments: Profile: Vandi Verma) | Pamela Mason Wagner (segments: Space Suits)

Composer

Rob Morsberger

Editors

Sarah Holt (segments: Space Dangers, Space Food) | Oliver Lief (segments: Plasma Rockets) | Anthony Ripoli (segments: Profile: Vandi Verma) | James Taylor (segments: Space Suits)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 19, 2011

Release date

Jan 19, 2011 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Clayton Anderson Self - NASA Astronaut Self - NASA Astronaut See fewer	MSNBC Reports (2018)
Edgar Bering Self - Astrophysicist, University of Houston Self - Astrophysicist, University of Houston See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
John Callas Self - Mars Rover Project Manager Self - Mars Rover Project Manager See fewer	Mars: One Day on the Red Planet (2020)
Franklin Chang-Diaz Self - Astrophysicist, Ad Astra Rocket Co. Self - Astrophysicist, Ad Astra Rocket Co. See fewer	The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Sigrid Elschot Self - Stanford University (as Sigrid Close) Self - Stanford University (as Sigrid Close) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Michael Foale Self - NASA Astronaut Self - NASA Astronaut See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Sabrina Gilmore Self - NASA Space Suit Instructor Self - NASA Space Suit Instructor See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Donald Henderson Self - White Sands Test Facility Self - White Sands Test Facility See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Smith Johnston Self - NASA Flight Surgeon Self - NASA Flight Surgeon See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Janna Kaplan Self - Brandeis University Self - Brandeis University See fewer	Tom Scott (2006)
Vickie Kloeris Self - NASA Food Scientist Self - NASA Food Scientist See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
James Lackner Self - Brandeis University Self - Brandeis University See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Jerry Linenger Self - NASA Astronaut, 1992-1998 Self - NASA Astronaut, 1992-1998 See fewer	One Strange Rock (2018)
Michael Massimino Self - NASA Astronaut (as Michael J. Massimino) Self - NASA Astronaut (as Michael J. Massimino) See fewer	The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Dava Newman Self - MIT Self - MIT See fewer	Space Health: Surviving in the Final Frontier
Michele Perchonok Self - NASA Food Scientist Self - NASA Food Scientist See fewer	Mars Rising (2007)
Andrew S.W. Thomas Self - NASA Astronaut (as Andrew Thomas) Self - NASA Astronaut (as Andrew Thomas) See fewer	Space Station 3D (2002)
Paul Tompkins Self - Space Robotics Engineer Self - Space Robotics Engineer See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Neil deGrasse Tyson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Vandi Verma Self - Mars Rover Driver Self - Mars Rover Driver See fewer	Nova ScienceNow (2005)
Jacob Ward Self Self See fewer	One on One (2000)
Jacob Ward Self - Correspondent (as Jake Ward) Self - Correspondent (as Jake Ward) See fewer	Food Detectives (2008)
Peggy Whitson Self - NASA Astronaut Self - NASA Astronaut See fewer	Pete Yorn: I Wanna Be the One (2020)
Sunita Williams Self - NASA Astronaut Self - NASA Astronaut See fewer	Space Explorers (2018)