Redplanet Stories

(Weekly Updates began 8/30/25) Seventeen year old Kiera believes her fantasy of becoming a starfighter won't come true. Because orphans never become starfighters, until a special exam changes everything. She doesn't belong, but she won't quit. Her presence threatens the class system, alien domination of the Martian skies & the heart of her flight instructor two years older than her. Romance with her dreamy instructor would be easier if she quit, but that's not an option for Kiera. She dares to blast aliens from the sky & chase Mr. Blue Eyes. Her determination is fierce, but the captain knows her secret, the truth about where she came from. Yet she won't give up her dreams, especially with aliens raining fire from above or the spark she feels with the guy who showed her how to shoot them from the sky. YA TOPGUN X STARCROSSEDLOVERS on Mars

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It is 2062, and the colonisation of Mars is at its height. Humanity's dreams have come true, with a nearly self-sufficient settlement on Mars and major plans being put forward for large-scale terraforming. However, colonisation is never easy. With ever increasing threats from the mining corporations to influence the Martian Environmental Treaty, the settlement is left to fend for the planet - or die. Will the settlement be able to save the frontier of human civilisation, or will it fall prey to evil corporations and into the jaws of abuse and destruction?

The Red Queen loses her love to the one she wants the most, making her quite.. blue.

Quinn is an introverted teenager who has enjoyed being alone ever since the disappearance of his mother when he was nine. Well, mostly alone. He hangs out with his best friend, Andrew. One night Andrew drags Quinn onto an alien spaceship that lands in his backyard. Quinn and Andrew find themself in an unexpected situation when the two of them find themselves stranded on Mars. They're introduced to a world totally different than their own. New friendships are made, secrets are revealed, and relationships are strained. WILL THEY EVER RETURN FROM THE RED PLANET?

A Historic Science Fiction short story

The colonization of another world brings closure to one man's childhood journey. This one is a closet favorite of several readers. Sure, it's disguised as a scifi story, but it's a great tale of the love of a mother for her son. Picture Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Melissa McBride in this moving tale of sacrifice and triumph.

Red Colony One is Earth's first manned mission to Mars. After years of planning, preparation and drive, a private organization sent the first sixteen members to the red planet. Fifteen made it. Gin's not very high ranking on the crew list in space, but on Mars, her unique skill set and beliefs are what the colony needs... because water is on Mars... and someone doesn't want them to find it.

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People don't bring kids to grow up on mid-ocean oil rigs, at Antarctic research stations, or on months-long nuclear submarine voyages - there's a reason. They also don't have babies or raise families in those places.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, all engines up and burning. Two, one, zero, and liftoff!" . . . Noah still giggling from his laugh, he asked "Just spit it out already." Jess grated her teeth while trying to keep her composure. When she calmed down she said. "You guys have arrived to Mars."

She was the first women born on Mars. That should be something to be proud of. Instead, it is a burden to live with. Her life isn't her's. It is Earth's. This is My Handmaid's Tale.

Earth, 2070 AD. 18-year-old Kai and his twin sister Zel are survivors. Two years ago, they lost their parents in an apocalyptic environmental disaster that ravaged Earth, killing many. Kai and Zel now live a scattered, nomadic existence along with other survivors. On a planet left devastated with few natural resources available, Kai and Zel work hard to stay alive. But while Kai goes deeper into Earth for answers, Zel looks to the stars. She is convinced that their time on Earth is limited, and that in order to save humanity, they must travel to Mars. And when a Martian spaceship crash lands into Earth near the Blue Ridge Mountains of their childhood home, Zel sets out on a journey to find a new home on Mars, the Red Planet. *Cover Design by @CelticWarriorQueen17 *Longlisted in Wattpad Open Novella Contest Winners, April 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, Majestic Universal Awards, May 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, The Creativity Awards, June 2019. *Winner, Most Engaging Characters - Fiction, The Futhark Awards, July 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, The Grace Awards, July 2019. *Entry for Science Fiction in the Wattys, 2019. *Featured, Wattpad Science Fiction's Space Opera Reading List, 2020. Stacie Eirich @spacetodream

Understanding what is happening in space research is no longer a matter of watching a documentary once a year, or reading the odd abridged article in a newspaper. It requires a comprehensive knowledge of all things NASA, ESA, Roscosmos and the work going on in universities around the world. I have tried to keep up to date and thought the subject of going to Mars needed some simplified explanation. I have tried to do that here. ©2018 Tony Harmsworth