Recently the colonization of the planet Mars has been a popular topic, whether it is on the internet, in everyday discussions or even among politicians. On the one hand, many believe that Mars is a viable solution to the problem caused by overpopulation and pollution by serving as a habitat for humans due to its similar environment and composition. On the other hand, scientific limitations and ethical concerns make it difficult for others to believe that Mars is a possible alternative solution to Earth’s
Today’s astronauts stay in the safe confines of Earth’s magnetosphere, while the Apollo astronauts spent just a few days at the Moon. However, on Mars, each Ares crew was spending up to a month on the surface in the movie. Watney, who spends more than a year on the surface of mars and has nothing but his spacesuit for protection from radiation. In the article, “How Safe Is Safe Enough? Radiation Risk for a Human Mission to Mars”, fatal cancer risk has been considered the
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
challenges of long distances space travel to planets such as Mars. The Idea for this assignment came from the book, The Martian by Andy Weir. However, the time in which the mission to travel to Mars takes place in 2035, and I want to compare and analyze the same trip with consideration of our current technology and challenges that we still face today. There are 3 main points that will be discussed in this essay, the distance from Earth to Mars and the problems that may occur in a long trip, what would
Planet Earth is the only home people have ever known ,but people cannot stay on it forever because due to the loss of biodiversity , pollution , deforestation and the rising of the temperature caused by people .the good news is that people are in a new space race . Its believed that by the mid 2030’s human can orbit , live and occupy other planets safely . Humans are living organisms that cannot make their own food , therefor need to feed on other substances like plants that make their own food
Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system and the closest planet to earth. Its weather and climatic conditions are most similar to earth, making it the most hospitable place in the solar system. Exploring the Martian surface will not be easy, but it will ensure the survival of the species as the conditions on earth are deteriorating over time. Many people have claimed that the mission will be expensive and is gratuitous but with so many threats such as overdue asteroid strikes threaten the survival
Mars? Technology has opened for us more than the human mind could have ever im-agined. Steven Shaviro, founder of Wired Maga-zine, coined the term “technium”, the technology body that circulates omni-presently . Humans are heavily reliant on technol-ogy. We use it to go from one place to another, communicate, check the weather... we even use technology to learn more about technology. With technology’s relatively new capability of traveling to Mars, the new question that has been raised is if should
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It is undeniable that humans can’t survive on Earth forever. There is a multitude of reasons we need to go to leave. As it is believed by many scientists, Mars is the best solution. Humans need to colonize Mars because our species can’t survive on Earth forever, there are huge scientific mysteries that may be solved and it’s the first step in reaching an intergalactic future. First, humans can’t survive on Earth for much longer. There was been many mass extinctions in Earth’s history, and another
Mars is commonly called the red planet and is the closest planet to Earth (www.ESA.int). Therefore, humans want to make more discoveries about Mars. First, the atmosphere, geography, and weather of Mars has interested astronomers for many years. Second, traveling to Mars is a big goal for the humans of Earth. Furthermore, Mars’ atmosphere has many questions to be answered by astronomers. First, Mars has some very interesting features on and around the planet. Mars used to be a warm and wet planet
and Golden-Eyed Bradbury shows you how life might be like if people lived on Mars. He gives the people a reason for going to Mars and then a reason why they must stay there. The people on Mars slowly start to change, their skin turns dark and their eyes begin to be covered with a gold film. None of the human really cared except for one, Harry Bittering. Harry was reluctant to stay since the second he stepped on to Mars. When him and his family got off the rocket and looked around Harry got a cold
this is somewhat reversed. Instead of describing Watney physically leaving Earth and traveling to Mars, Weir begins the novel with him in a dire situation stranded on Mars. Weir does a phenomenal job of making Watney a realistic character, however. Literally, Watney’s first thought is, “I’m pretty much fucked” (Weir 1), which accurately describes what anyone who has discovered they are stranded on Mars would think—if not worse. The incorporation of cussing, bawdy humor, and the analytical ingenuity
unjust embargo the United States has placed on Cuba) the economy will stay in the dust, unless foreign aid is given to Cuba that is similar to the aid that was given to them by the Soviet Union during the cold war. While solving housing problems can be attempted by replacing the infrastructure in Cuba. But as long as money is not passing through many hands, Cuba will not improve economically. Personally I think that this country will stay poor as long as it is not adopting capitalism, because being communist
should not continue to fund manned space flight missions to Mars because, NASA doesn’t have the advanced technology needed to get humans there without a guarantee safe return trip and lack of fuel. Since NASA doesn’t have the proper necessities such as fuel to send humans to the Red Planet with a safe trip home, then the United States government should not continue to fund manned space flight missions. I hope to learn about the mission to Mars and why funding for the Journey may not be the best solution
In his novel The Martian, author Andy Weir writes about astronaut Mark Watney’s struggle to survive on Mars after a brutal sandstorm led his crew to abandon him. During the five hundred and forty-nine days before his rescue, Watney resides alone on the desolate red planet and spends almost no time worrying about whether he will survive; he just does it. Watney makes use of his background in botany and mechanical engineering to solve problems he encounters along the way while relying heavily on the
supplies for prolonged space mission to Mars and on Mars. The objective is to demonstrate that individuals can create innovations to help people make due in space and on Mars later on, for example, delivering nourishment, reusing water and air, and putting away vitality. The most important innovation is the Controlled Ecological Life-Support System (CELSS). Its purpose is to help in managing the supply issues and in addition some unique strategies to make life on Mars possible. The general approach of
Is Traveling to Mars such a good idea? Have you ever dreamed of going to another planet, or wonder what it’s like on that planet. That sounds fun, right? Wrong, space exploration to Mars or any other planet could be dangerous for human health, and emotions. The articles I read it talks about reasons it’s too dangerous to travel and the huge effects it has on humans. The story I write will tell you about the effects on human health and the expenses of space travel. The government should not
What I really want to try to achieve here is to make Mars seem possible, make it seem as though it's something that we can do in our lifetimes - - and that you can go. So first of all, why go anywhere, right? I think there are really two fundamental paths. History is going to bifurcate along two directions: One path is we stay on Earth forever, and then there will be some eventual extinction event. The alternative is to become a space-faring civilization and a multi-planet species, which I
would Mars be the most feasible option? For one, it is relatively close to earth. Another reason why Mars is a viable option for sustaining a human colony is that it has recently been confirmed by the Mars Phoenix lander that there is water ice below the Martian surface [5]. Additionally, it has been determined that Mars has had a geological evolution similar to that of earth, and that its climate cycles resemble earth's as well. Even though we have confirmed the possibility of colonizing Mars, there
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