Mars Journey

This report will answer “Why humans should head to Mars?” with 3 questions; “What is Mars?”. “What is the history of Martian exploration?” and “What does the future hold for Mars?” Both internet and printed resources will be used.

Do you think we should spend our valuable resources on space exploration? In the articles “Leaving Main Street” and “Danger! This Mission to Mars could Bore You to Death!” the authors discuss the future of space exploration and how it is best and worst. Though many would like to spend valuable resources on space exploration, it is better not to.

The Mars society has spent over one million dollars on a mock Mars simulation to try and help eliminate some of the logistical and emotional conflicts on a real trip to Mars. In the article, “Getting Ready to Live on Mars”, it argues that the Mars simulations, costing one thousand dollars per person help get rid of some of the logistical and emotional issues that may occur on a real mission to Mars. The central idea of the passage is that Mars simulations are helping eliminate some logistical and emotional conflicts that might occur on a real trip to Mars, and is developed by using expert opinions and quotes.

The Mars One project, a mission that will attempt to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars, has become immensely popular since its announcement in December of 2013. With the mission’s growing popularity, the CEO of the project, Bas Lansdrop, has established that within twelve years, the first humans will land on the surface of the barren planet and begin colonization (“Mars One: Roadmap”.) Mars One presents our species with the capability to discover new life forms, valuable resources, and it pushes the limits of our technological potential. It is not perplexing to see why countless individuals have signed up to be a part of this historic mission, and ultimately “the next giant leap for mankind.” (Lansdrop.) Although this mission

Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. I didn’t know a great deal before researching this topic and I’m assuming that it is part of the reason your classes have this assignment is to demonstrate what we have learned over the course of the two weeks. I knew NASA plans to travel to Mars in the 2030’s since it is the only planet that today’s technology will be able to reach and that can be livable by humans. I knew Mars is habitable since rovers have sent a great amount of information back to Earth and most importantly they have found water. I was motivated by wanting to find more information about the exploration to Mars because learning something new about an interesting topic astonishes

The topic of Mars has long been of interest to astronomers and science fiction enthusiast alike. The premise of another planet supporting life excites people like no other. In 2004, The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, began preliminary science experiments and instrument proposals for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and a robotic space probe mission to Mars. After long testing and development stages, the mission birthed a rover, Curiosity, which was launched in November 2011 and subsequently landed August 6th 2012. As we speak Curiosity is collecting invaluable data for our understanding of mars including: habitability, climate and geology, and possibly setting up a manned mission to mars in the

“We have the knowledge. We have the technology. We just need to get going.” - Ellen Stofan, NASA. As Americans, our first time landing on the moon with humans was in 1969,after 7 years of extreme advancement in technology. Since then, we have not sent humans any farther [nasa.gov]. Sure, we’ve sent rovers to Mars and those rovers are still there. We’ve attempted to reach Venus and Mercury but were incinerated on the surface. Plus Venus and Mercury are way too close so it’s a melting pot for anything that goes there. That leaves NASA with one more goal--Mars. NASA needs to get astronauts there so we can complete testing with the the weak radiation barrier that Mars has and the living conditions on the red planet. Overall, finally sending

Mars is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as the Red Planet. The Romans named Mars after the god of war. The rocks, soil, and sky all have a red hue on account of rust. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun at about 141 million miles (228 million kilometers) and the last terrestrial planet from the Sun. Mars follows closely behind Earth but is comparatively smaller, with about half the diameter of Earth (6,794-km) and about one-tenth of Earth s mass (6.419 x 1023 kg). Thus the force of gravity on Mars is about one-third of that on Earth. Mars is probably the planet we know the most about since it is so close to Earth, though what we know now is not even close to everything about the planet. Over

I stepped onto the ginormous space ship ready for my mission to mars with my dog, Ozzy Pawsborne, right by my side. As I entered my new home for the next few months I was full of excitement, as was my furry friend! In no time, we were ready for blast off and we made our way into the beautiful world outside earth. In 30 short days we landed on mars, it was super duper cold with volcanoes everywhere! I put on my space helmet and put Ozzy’s on as well so we wouldn’t breathe in the nitrogen and die. We hopped out of the ship to start exploring and collection information.

[9] NASA [Internet]. [NASA] National Aeronautics and Space Administration [cited 2015 January 23]. Available from http://mars.nasa.gov/mer/technology/bb_power.html

In the reading, the author claims that the project of sending humans to Mars would not be practical pointing out 3 problems of support. However, finding all the problems questionable and implausible, the lecturer repudiates the claim and present some solutions for these problems so that the mission would be possible.

We like to think of space as some vast place of mystery; just waiting for us to explore it. It lives and breaths in our media, “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before (Star Trek monologue)”. The dream of one day exploring space has been around for decades. And while we have had some success in that area, there is still much more to explore. One such area of exploration is Mars. People have been interested in Mars for years now, wishing to one day colonize the red planet. And one day, we will do just that. Not only to fuel are curiosity, but also to help save our species, and bring resources back to the blue planet that we love so much.

I’ll be glad when the medical lab so that if I get hurt I won’t have to worry about it. NO! A massive dust storm hit us and yet again we are stuck inside for awhile. When it was finally over we explored the cave entrance to find out how extensive they are and wow it seems as if they go on for miles and miles. Also when we were mining we found some sort of fossil in Tharsis Tholis.

The first question of a Mars Missions reproductive medicine program is a simple one: Can a male reach an erection (without need for aides)? The answer to that question has never been directly studied, and what little direct information exists is from less than credible sources. According to a book by TED alum, Ms. Mary Roach, at least one Russian Astronaut has said that masturbation is possible. Erection is attained when blood from the body flows into the penis and is not allowed to escape by musculature of the region. In no or low gravity however, blood flow is compromised. In outer space, blood redistributes, with large amounts flowing to the legs and face. This would, in theory make erections difficult to attain. Mars has a gravitational pull only 1/3 that of Earth, so similar problems may exist. Theoretically, the only way to achieve an erection that is capable of adequate coitus on the Martian surface would be with either medicinal or mechanical methods. However, this theorem may prove incorrect as at least one astronaut has

The mission is called Relicum. Relicum is Latin for surviving, future, and yet to be. The name represents the trip to Mars because this mission is the path to better scientific research in the future, and what research has yet to accomplish. It also represents survival, which the astronauts must do for two years, while living on Mars’s surface.