Persuasive Essay: Should Humans Go To Mars?

The topic of going to mars is highly discussed among scholars and ordinary people due to the reason that it is believed that Mars can support human life. Due to the fact, that global warming is on the rise has caused many scientists to believe that eventually the earth’s ecosystem will plummet, making life on earth for humans impossible. Many scientists argue that extra research on mars is needed due to the fact that the human race would eventually be forced to migrate outside of earth, if there is to be a continuation of the human race. However, the funding for such research is immense as it is, and it is projected that this “budget will increase by 20% by the government within the next few years.” This astounding increase in budget, has led to many uncertainties as to why the government funds such an expensive research for humans to leave earth when that money could be spent on the problems relating to global warming. Here on earth it is a fact that global warming is a serious issue regarding the future of the planet. Therefore, the government funds should be allocated to research ways to emit less carbon dioxide or to try and find cleaner and safer ways to create energy for the growing human population. Another reason to stop funding the research and exploration of mars is that most space exploration is caused by human curiosity. Human curiosity has led multi-million dollar institutions like NASA to explore the deep wonders of the world and discover new technologies which changed the world. Despite, the curiosity and the technologies that exploring the universe has brought, this interest is extremely expensive and time consuming. At times the curiosity led space exploration projects were made to look like a patriotic act due to political reasons. As a result, these projects were believed to be well-worth spent since it brought great

We are discussing space exploration, and looking at it through the lens of social science and the lens of the humanities.

Soon Mars could become another livable planet with people walking around on it. Earth is being overpopulated fast and Mars could be the solution. Mars has territory that the Earth needs. Once scientists send a few people and learn about mars we can send more people up to Mars. Eventually mars will be just like Earth, with cities, farms and people roaming around. People going up to mars can build us a new planet.

In this essay, President John F. Kennedy builds an argument to persuade his readers in investing in space exploration. Kennedy uses analogies and reasoning to build his argument towards investing in space exploration. Kennedy’s speech had a powerful impact on the decision whether to direct the resources of the United States toward the construction of a space program.

Humans have always been interested in the idea of exploring space. the scientists, astronauts and researchers have spent decades looking for life on other planets. Mars is the most favorable place in the solar system, other than Earth, for human habitation. It is also the closest planet to Earth. Even though some researchers claim that exploring Mars will help us to understand the Earth better, and a manned mission to Mars is better for humanity, opposing sending a manned mission to Mars for these reasons: because the cost of the exportation is not worth the risk involved. this exploration will have a negative effect on Americans. Mars exploration should be halted because of the cost to the economy, the risk to society and the lack

Estimates of the cost of a human Mars exploration program over the years have been wildly disparate, leaving much confusion in their wake. On the high end of the scale was the Space Exploration Initiative proposed by President George H. W. Bush in 1989 at $450 billion; Mars Direct occupies the low end of the scale at roughly $30 billion.(Answer to question number two)

The powerful impact of President Kennedy's speech at Rice Stadium on the controversial decision to direct money of the United States towards building a preeminent space program lies in the eloquence and universality with which he weaves his appeal. Through analogies as well as acknowledging and addressing the concerns of those dubious towards the idea of space exploration, Kennedy crafts a persuasive argument, solidified by references to prior explorations and details of economic incentives.

Richard, an author for the website GOVTEEN Global Community, wrote an article briefly explaining why we as a nation, should not go to Mars. Some of the key points of his argument against going to Mars stressed that the financial cost would be too high, it would require several new spacecraft and ground habitats, and several new technologies that currently do not exist. He also was concerned about the budget cuts that have already stripped the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) to a shell of what the space program used to be. He also stressed that we are still in an armed conflict that has put a strain on our nation, economically and emotionally.

Spender, a man journeying to mars in that same fleet, felt deeply for the martian people who had been almost entirely killed off by human sicknesses on the first fleet. Spender understood that human beings taint sacred things for profit and greed, he explained to captain spender “Earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” (Bradbury, 54). However, captain Wilder viewed things differently. He believed with all of his heart that human’s would only better mars by imposing their way of life onto what was left of the martian people and building great cities where ruins stood. Captain wilder assured Spender of his good intentions by telling him “We wont ruin mars, its too big and too good.” (Bradbury, 54). Although Captain Wilder had the most wonderful intentions, he did not fully understand the detrimental effects of a human

Dozens of spacecraft have been sent to Mars, but only about one of every three missions has been a success. This sobering statistic underscores just how difficult it remains to

How much money do you think it will take to get to Mars? Is it worth the risk? Well it actually takes more than one trillion dollars to go to Mars. The risks are also very high, if you wanna know the risks keep on reading. It doesn’t even take that long to read. Anyway this essay is about why I think we should not make a home in space.

“Mankind is destined to step beyond his earthly bonds just as his ancestors once crawled out of the seas. Colonizing new worlds… the race will survive” -Charles Sheldon (AZ Quotes 1) Mars is the next step in pursuing a new frontier for man to explore. The journey is dangerous and costly and people who oppose, believe man should not risk their lives, but this is what human beings are best for, pursuing our dreams no matter the risks that are involved. Creating a settlement on Mars is not a question of if, when, or why, humans are going soon and we know why, but it is a question of how will we colonize the red planet.

When NASA was in financial straits and at a time when disaster like Columbia (2003) struck, Sean O’Keefe set the direction for this organization and gave it new vigor (Lambright, 2008). He set the future direction for the organization by initiating the journey towards Mars, re-starting manned landings on the moon and ending the popular Hubble space telescope despite resistance. Moreover, one unpopular option which did not get much support was the mission to Mars which had been in planning for some time but met stiff resistance. It was thought off as an untenable option. Yet O’Keefe was able to see through the resistance and able to overcome his own fears to pursue this option. Today, with the Mars rover scouring the surface of the red planet, the option has proven to be beyond successful and a historical

A lot can be said about Mars. It was named after the Roman God of War, Mars, for its red color. One of the biggest topics of conversation regarding Mars is whether or not us humans should be looking to colonize the Red Planet. I won’t be getting into the debate of privatized or public space programs because in the end they are both working towards a common goal of getting to Mars. The points I will layout through this essay will be, is Mars habitable, how much money it will cost to get to Mars, some thoughts from Stephen Petranek and is it an actual solution.

Discovery, we need to learn. It is in human nature to discover anything and everything. The challenges of landing and colonizing Mars may seem daunting. But that has been true for every great leap