The Mars Generation

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The Mars Generation

2017

1h 37m

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Teenagers train at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to become the engineers and astronauts of tomorrow, with hopes of leading mankind's journey to Mars.

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Kayla Cobb

Decider

The Mars Generation doesn't seem to be a documentary for established space lovers but for people who are marginally interested in science.

Dec 19, 2017

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Docu follows teens at NASA space camp; some peril.

Rated: 3/5

May 9, 2017

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Crystal Sparrow

Black Girl Nerds

It's hard not to side-eye a documentary that reverently speaks about a Nazi known for his brutality while not making note of the essential mind of Katherine Johnson which made it possible to land a man on the moon.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2017

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Josh Terry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

Does a good job of tapping into the inherent hope of exploring outer space and providing a realistic examination of what it will require.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 3, 2017

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This wishful thinking documentary about THE MARS GENERATION talks about the hopes and dreams of young people wanting to land on Mars. They don't talk very deeply about why it is important to further explore any part of space, which is a failure to generate an argument about why the money should be spent to take that next step. Talking about building the first interplanetary railroad is a good start. Otherwise, they talk about the costs of space. Money, money, money. Money is always such a huge problem and obstacle, maybe something needs to change about that. Then Elon Musk comes along and is willing to throw all the money he can at the next step in human development. Through the SpaceX program, we can see a rapid experimental movement towards the future our species needs. Oh yes, and the doc briefly mentions how we still need to do something about sustainable living on Earth. Because we can't all get to Mars if things go wrong on our planet of origin. And then even with all that, we also get to see our favorite science spokespeople like Neil Degrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Michio Kaku all talk about the practical parts of space travel. All started by American leadership hiring a Nazi.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

I love this so much!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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I didn't care for it right from the beginning. It's just showing a group of kids at a space camp and what they do on a daily basis. Have no interest in that. didn't finish the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Really inspiring and intelligent discussion of the past and future of space travel. Great documentary filmmaking on display.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

The movie was very inspiring and full of content

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

These kids are why I became a science teacher!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Charles F. Bolden Jr.

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Synopsis

Teenagers train at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center to become the engineers and astronauts of tomorrow, with hopes of leading mankind's journey to Mars.

Director: Michael Barnett
Producer: Austin Francalancia, Clare Tucker
Screenwriter: Michael Barnett, Michael Mahaffie
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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