Space Exploration Is The Future Of Humanity

My science fiction paper will describe the struggles and accomplishments of a future mission to mars with the goal of producing a habitable base on the surface for extended stay and experimentation, written in a series of journal entries by the crew. The mission will be a long term journey, having used research to compensate for the effects of space travel on the human body to allow for a longer term residence, spurred by the growing involvement of private industry growth in space travel. As this mission will be primarily based on taking scientific research, the major concepts addressed throughout the logs will be blackbodies, coronal mass ejections, magnetospheres, electromagnetic propulsion, solar sails, the Hohmann transfer, the Martian atmosphere, Martian poles, and the health effects of microgravity. The following research paper will address the latter concept, microgravity health effects, in order to accurately depict the travel conditions of the crew members.

Space—the final frontier. Ever since the beginning, man-kind has dreamt of escaping the world around us and soaring high, up into the clouds. Many people today still share those same dreams, but they are now looking past the clouds, past the moon to a red planet we call Mars. Three companies are in a race to colonize Mars: NASA, SpaceX, and Mars One. Colonizing Mars will lead to many positive outcomes—new technologies, economic advantages, more jobs, and ideas to avert the population crisis of the future.

Since the beginning, human life here on earth has been much dedicated to the curiosity that we naturally have. That desire to want to learn more, to understand and explore the universe and to be able to use what we have learned through exploration to live better, more comfortable lives.

Space exploration is always a human’s dream and it is reflected through countless novels and movies. However, most of them are always about human’s bravery and intelligence who outsmart other aliens and rarely the other way around. Solaris is one of the few exceptions as it shows human is at the mercy of an alien. What makes Solaris special is that in Solaris human is able to archive “miracle” only by submit to the alien. In Solaris, Kelvin despite all the odds is able to archive something that beyond human understand: an “eternal love”.

Earth Reliant research is based aboard the International Space Station. This serves as a “world-class test bed for the technologies and communication systems needed for human missions to deep space. Astronauts are learning about what it takes to live and work in space for long periods of time, increasing our understanding of how the body changes in space and how protect astronaut health” (Wilson). This current mission will continue into the middle of the 2020s. Another component is the Proving Ground, which is set to begin in the year 2018 and continue through 2030. This will consist of multiple missions conducted in cis-lunar space to test what will be needed to be work and live in isolation on Mars. The final component is Earth Independent, which combines the information gained from the other two sections, to begin the mission to Mars. “This phase will also test the entry, descent and landing techniques needed to get to the Martian surface and study what 's needed for in-situ resource utilization or "living off the land" (Wilson). This phase has already started and will continue on until 2030 and possibly even farther. With these missions already in progress, infrastructure is already developed to start expanding humanity 's reach, possibly saving future generations. Funding these missions even farther would not only speed up the process of this research, but also allow for

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

The NASA space program has had enormous impacts on the world. Thanks to NASA the United States has explored thousands of celestial bodies throughout the galaxy with telescopes, rovers, and in the moon 's case, people. In the next decade, NASA plans to expand the United State’s human exploration to more than just the moon. A Mars mission has been in NASA’s eye for quite a while now and with technology advancing every day, they feel it is time to send men and women to the red planet. Some believe the journey could prove too dangerous for humans; however, through research and development scientists can find ways to safely transport astronauts to and from Mars. This is a necessary step in the country 's advancements in health, technology and

Mars; the fourth planet from the sun, and considering the vast expanse of the universe, Mars is only a mere 49 million miles from Earth. Mars has been the object of many speculative questions and hypothesis. Over the years, many have wondered if Mars ever sustained life, or if not, if it were possible to one day sustain life; i.e. Humans. There have been many missions to Mars in an attempt to answer those and other questions, like the three separate rover craft missions that will be discussed in this paper. Most recently, the idea to put humans on Mars has gained traction and scientists have begun the process to put that plan into motion. The goal of this paper is to provide more in-depth detail of those missions, their

Over the past few months people all over the world have applied for a mission to go to the red planet, Mars. Four lucky people will be chosen to go live on Mars. They will have to endure eight to ten years of brutal training. In addition, their every movement will be watched and scrutinized. After all of this, these few people will be the first to live and to die on Mars. Going to Mars is a dangerous mission. The smallest mistake can lead to ultimate mission failure. Even the tiniest of errors can cause engine failure, cosmic radiation contamination, or a shortage of power.

Cold deserts and icy temperatures don’t just exist on earth, They also happen to exist on another planet,Mars. Hundred and thousands of people from around the world are pining for an opportunity to go on an expedition to Mars.For the first time in history,a human mission to the Red planet seems within our grasp.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing a new shuttle to dispatch a crew of astronauts to Mars in the near future.Furthermore; this independant space agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government, created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the year 1958.

NASA came up with a colonization strategy which is to develop a technology to extract resources on Mars. Using the equipment, water can be extracted from minerals and soils. Also, carbon can be extracted from the atmosphere could be used as habitat heating fuel. Building habitats underground will protect living organism from the radiation and the freezing temperature. On the other hand, digging out habitats will also help expose other resources that supports the sustainability of life. Robotic technology will help the settlement of Mars and the investigation of living conditions of life on Mars. Scientists has came up with a rover that helps extract oxygen from the atmosphere. In the final analysis, “Terraforming Mars would require that the atmosphere be thickened and enriched with nitrogen and oxygen while the average temperature of the planet must be increased substantially” (Warmflash). The combination of biology and technology has become ultimate in developing life on the Red Planet. Moreover, many aspects of Mars are being looked into, “the resources we need are already there waiting for us. We just need to figure out how to use them” (Bennett). Mars consist of excellent resources for humans. The point is, scientists are still figuring out on ways to use the resources. By all means, it is indicated that Mars will soon create a new life for humans and for other living

The United States landed a man on the moon in 1969, and has returned a handful of times since. Even though the excitement surrounding the United States spaceflight program lessened after this event, there is now a new influx of curiosity surrounding humanity’s next destination: Mars. Introducing the debate surrounding the feasibility and morality of sending humans to colonize Mars. Recent plans by private companies and Mars One alike have sparked this discourse yet again (Do 192). While not short on desire and will, it is unsure if we as a species possess the technical capabilities of sending humans to Mars and sustaining a colony once there. Now the question lies in whether funding such a mission would be worthwhile, or whether the downsides outweigh the positives when dealing with one-way missions to the red planet.

This analytical essay will explore the possibility of colonising mars and will justify the issues of planning a trip to Mars, the issues and science around travelling to Mars and the issues and science of colonising Mars. Social and ethical considerations will then be discussed. The population is growing at a rapid pace with the population growing by over eight million people in the last year (World-o-meters, 2016). Astrophysicists at NASA believe Mars is the place to go. Author will mainly use the sources that are studying the travel to, and life on Mars. Based on the research, the author believes that humans do have the equipment to travel to Mars but do not have enough information or resources to be able to stay on Mars for

Thanks to the International Space Station, we know a great deal about the effects of life in space on the human body and how to meet the needs of life in space. The problems of supplying power, water, and food have already been solved.

“Mars is there, waiting to be reached.” This is a quote by Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut on Apollo 11 along with Neil Armstrong, that explains a global interest with the unknown and especially humans traveling to outer space, more specifically: Mars. But the same question is asked over and over again by scientist all over the world:”How do we get there”? This question has been mainly contemplated since 1969 and even sooner for some groups. Most of the ideas brought to the national aerospace agencies are related to building a better space-ship or stronger engines. But the achilles heel of all of these plans are the same two things, cost and efficiency. Currently, sending four people to Mars is an estimated at six billion U.S Dollars which many countries are not willing or able to spend. This estimate is also conservative assuming everything is on time,budget, and in good working order. Human stasis in no way is a mean of transportation, but instead a cost efficient way astronauts. Human stasis