Argumentative Essay On Mars

Mars is a rich destination for scientific discovery and exploration. Its formation and evolution are comparable to Earth, helping us learn more about our own planet’s history and future. NASA's Curiosity rover and other instruments have shown that Mars once had oceans of liquid water, a tantalizing hint that life was once present. And now NASA has just reported the electrifying news that liquid water is flowing on Mars. So how close are we to actually sending people to Mars and having them survive on an inhospitable planet? First we have to get there. Two hundred thousand is the announced number of intrepid folks who signed up last year for the chance to be among the first Earthlings to colonize Mars. The settlers in Jamestown weren’t exactly volunteering for a weekend in Aspen either, and in both cases, the compensations—being the first people on a distant shore—seemed attractive enough. The crew-selection process would be part of (yes) a sponsored reality show, which would ensure a steady flow of cash—and since the settlers would grow their own food onsite, there would be little to carry along with them. It would also be the first privately funded planetary exploration mission. Human beings may indeed colonize Mars one day, and it’s a very worthy goal. But

Later that May, President John F. Kennedy made the bold, public claim that the U.S. would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. December 1968 saw the launch of Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon from NASA. On July 16, 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission, the first lunar landing attempt. After landing successfully on July 20, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon’s surface; he famously called the moment “one small step for man, one giant leap for