Although some say exploring Mars will lead to huge discoveries and appeal to curiosity, the risks are still important to understand and notice. People with financial benefits are spending money and resources on space exploration. You could provide about 360 thousand homeless families with a nice, average-sized home, with the money it takes to go to Mars. We still need to consider if the benefits outweigh the costs. Chronic boredom, getting stuck on Mars, and the changes the new environment will have on us, are the risks of exploring Mars and outweigh the costs. The first reason we should not spend valuable resources on travel, and exploration of Mars, is chronic boredom. If astronauts have chronic boredom, this could be dangerous for the exploration. …show more content…
Who knows if the environment of Mars could change us? Maybe even entirely, resulting in the danger of the astronauts. This could be dangerous, and very risky. Another reader might say that we should spend valuable resources to go to Mars. The reason he or she might think this is because we as humans crave curiosity and new information. The evidence to support this is in the text, Main Street, and in paragraph 12 states, “If we stop exploring space, soon, society will have forgotten what it’s like to be human.” However, my position is stronger because it is more important to save the lives of astronauts, save valuable resources, and give homes to the homeless, than to slightly pleasing ourselves that we explore. In conclusion, we should not spend valuable resources on a mission to Mars. Chronic boredom can be dangerous to the brain, and the safety of those on the mission. Getting stuck on Mars could be a waste of resources, and once again, risk the lives of those on the
People should not go to Mars because it is dangerous, people would never return home and it can have negative changes to people’s bodies in more than just one way, there’s very little water supply, and the environment is harsh. There are so many contrary details about going, so the question stands, why risk it and go to Mars? First of all, anyone who goes to Mars could never return home. We know this because, the text states, “...as long as you don’t mind that you can never return to Earth” (Ross).
To begin In the story Leaving Main Street they argue if they should stop exploring space or if they should continue exploring space. This is important because it leads to a huge debate on space travel. In The story Danger This Mission To Mars Can Bore You To Death, Maggie Koerth Baker states
Starting with Mars being too dangerous. Colonists could be exposed to radiation which can result in cancer, brain damage, tumors, sickness, or death. Secondly, Mars has a lower gravity than Earth which means over time colonists would lose bone mass, have a weaker immune system, and have a weaker heart and body. Lastly, colonists would be in a closed environment for a long periods of time which could lead to mental problems according to NASA and Mars One.
The first question is, why should we go to Mars? What are the advantages of traveling to Mars in the first place? One reason could be that it would help increase life across our universe, (Mars One 2017), Or to have another planet to live on if the Earth dies. Increasing life across our universe would help us spread out our population and prosper as the human race.
The best argument for exploring and colonizing on Mars can be summed up in one colloquial phrase, “don’t put all of your eggs into one basket.” To elaborate; all of humanity is on Earth. Earth is enormous, but it is still just one place. A medium sized earthquake in Japan was enough to cause millions of dollars in damage and end thousands of lives. And when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79ad, the ash clouds blocked out the sun all around the entire planet for weeks. These were only minor events and in total only caused a few million deaths, but so...
To fund, or not to fund; That is the question. When it comes to funding by the government, NASA gets the short end of the stick. Without this funding and support from the government, the search for discoveries that could further help the world and finding out more about space itself would be put to a halt.
Who knows what kind of opportunities can come from Mars? We can use the many resources that have already been found on this planet, it could help us in many ways beyond space exploration, and it could even be a new place for us to live. That’s why I believe that the government should fund space exploration to Mars.
The Space Race was successful in that the goal of reaching the moon was achieved. This race also allowed the United States to advance past the Soviet Union. Some may think these accomplishments were worth the risks and the costs, but others feel that we wasted money and risked and lost lives that shouldn’t have been put at risk in the first place. The costs of the Space Race were far greater than the motivations and benefits.
The history of space exploration began with U.S satellite, Explorer 1, in January of 1958. The purpose of the satellite was to go into orbit around Earth. The date was July 29th, 1958 when NASA started and what would begin the Apollo missions to the moon (Garber N.p) and other missions like exploring the moon and Mars. “In 1961, it was decided that John Glenn would orbit Earth. This historic event made him the first American to orbit Earth.” (Aerospace.com P5). This event had made NASA want to explore what lies beyond Earth. The United States would never have been able to land on the moon or find water on Mars or create any of the technologies that could help humanity such as artificial limbs for humans or anti-icing systems during the winter
Alessandra Valenzuela Mrs. Craig ELA 7 19 April 2024 Is Major Exploration Worth the Risk? Major exploration gives humans the sense to believe anything is possible. Since the 1960s, mankind has had a strong interest in space and ocean exploration. These discoveries have led humans to new technologies and advancements in the world. Therefore, major exploration is worth the risk because it allows humans to gain more knowledge, leads to advancements in technology, and advances in health and medical care.
Ever since the beginning of time, humanity’s greatest achievements have always been driven by our fundamental desire to explore. It is human nature to be curious, to question, and to go where no man has gone before. This should come as no surprise, as every man, woman, and child is the descendant of someone who survived by outsmarting or outperforming others. Mankind has always been consumed by the need to push the limits and achieve the impossible. However, with today’s population increasing exponentially, humans have ran out of mountain tops to conquer, and more importantly, in a couple of decades we will eventually exhaust all the resources this planet has to offer. If humanity wants to continue progressing and not become stagnant,
The first step in nursing care is assessment. An accurate assessment can decrease the potential for the dermatitis to become more severe and helps the patient gain control over their illness. Without an accurate assessment, interventions may be inappropriate. For a nurse to complete an efficient assessment they must work together along the patient to identify needs and concerns (The Royal Marsden, 2015). Information on the patient’s background, lifestyle and presence of illness should be collected.
Mankind has always been fascinated with exploring the unknown. From sailing to distant lands to someday setting foot on other planets, the spirit of exploration is the same. Bur now with the current economic situation and the high cost of sending people to space, NASA is being looked at as a way to free up some much needed funds. Although, there is many problems here on planet Earth that need addressing, the benefits of space exploration far out weight the disadvantages. Space exploration has given us more advanced technology, advances in the medical field, and a boost to the economy and these facts cannot be disputed.
Humans can expect to face some major challenges on an expedition to Mars. It has been proven that humanity can travel in space for over two years. Cumulatively, Sergei Constantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, has spent over eight-hundred and three days in Earth orbit (Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2005). The expedition to Mars would require the crew to endure a six month journey to the planet, a year of living on the planet, and a six months journey back to Earth. Russian cosmonaut, Valery V. Polyakoz, clocking in at four-hundred and thirty-eight days for just one stay in Earth orbit, shows humanity is capable of a twelve month round trip to Mars (Schwirtz, 2009). Earth's orbit has provided some benefits to space exploration, like the magnetic field from cosmic radiation, and the proximity to Earth if an emergency were to arise (Jones, 2009). The further humans travel away from Earth the greater the risks become. The major risks to human health on a flight to Mars, living on Mars, and returning to Earth are: radiation exposure, biological problems induced by weightlessness, spacecraft malfunctions, and psychological problems brought on by isolation.
There are many reasons that space exploration should continue. If Earth ever becomes too overpopulated or over polluted, then perhaps people can move to Mars. The world population in 1970 was approximately 4 billion people, and is currently nearly 6 billion people. The world population in 2015 is estimated to be 7 billion people. There is a possibility that there are useful resources on Mars. Scientists have found ice and some other clues, such as craters, volcanoes, and valleys, that have led them to believe that there was once life on Mars, and they believe that sometime in the future, should planet Earth need to be evacuated, humans will be able to live there (Jakosky 142). Many of the rocks on Mars appear to have been formed by gasses, breathable by humans and other creatures. A process called terraforming will allow astronauts to make use of the resources that are on the planet and create an atmosphere that will support life. One method for terraforming is that scientists would convert the gaseous rocks back into gasses, and use gas-eating organisms to eat the gas, which results in the formation of other gasses. If these organisms continue the cycle, then Mars would have a stable atmosphere for humans to live in (Getz 39).