Editing Mars Direct (section)

==Mars Analogue Research Stations==
The Mars Society has argued the viability of the Mars Habitat Unit concept through their [[Mars Analogue Research Station]] program. These are two or three decked vertical cylinders ~8 m in diameter and 8 m high. Mars Society Australia plans to build its own station based on the Mars Oz design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marssociety.org.au/marsoz.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220094531/http://www.marssociety.org.au/marsoz.php|url-status=dead|title=Mars Society Australia Mars-Oz web site|archivedate=February 20, 2012}}</ref> The Mars Oz design features a horizontal cylinder 4.7 m in diameter and 18 m long, with a tapered nose. A second similar module will function as a garage and power and logistics module.

Mars Direct was featured on a [[Discovery Channel]] programs ''Mars: The Next Frontier'' in which issues were discussed surrounding NASA funding of the project, and on ''Mars Underground'', where the plan is discussed more in-depth.