A mouse stowaway on NASA's first human mission to Mars becomes a hero when one of the landing craft's engines fails. Includes facts about Mars.

"When the Mars colony turns their ship away, Braden Green, Gabriel Lopez and Misty Everest must figure out how to convince the colony to let them in." --

When the ship drifts off course, Braden Green, Gabriel Lopz and Misty Everest must figure out how to get the ship back on course and bring it in for a landing on Mars.

While heading to Mars, a malfunction kills nearly everyone on board, and it's up to Braden Green, Gabriel Lopez and Misty Everest to figure out how to get to Mars.

George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening - on Earth...

Mars likes peace and quiet and is not happy when unexpected visitors show up, but slowly realizing he does not want to be alone, he reaches out to other planets and satellites while waiting patiently for human company.

When a misunderstanding lands Ellie, an enthusiastic, bumbling teenager, in the astronaut training program for the first human mission to Mars, she is determined to prove her worth.

Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.