“If the auto companies were free agents, they would act to break the fuel monopoly that is so damaging to their own interests and those of their customers. But they are not, and so they won't.”

American aerospace engineer and author

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He is known for arguing that space will shape future military and political power, and for making the case for a stronger American role in space. His writing often turns on Mars exploration and on the strategic importance of space. He has also argued that control of space will matter in future conflict, and that peace on Earth depends on preparing for war beyond it.