Synopsis: This research involves discovering how Martian astronauts might deal with their supplies during a long- term mission to Mars and on Mars. The goal is to show that people can develop technologies to help humans survive in space and on Mars in the future, such as producing food, recycling water and air, and storing energy. The important technology is the Controlled Ecological Life-Support System (CELSS) that can help in dealing with the supply issues as well as some possible methods to make energy on Mars. The overall approach of this mission is to create background knowledge about space habitability for humans in the manned mission to Mars. Upon researching this issue, I have found that with such powers of invention people should …show more content…
The weight of those supplies affects the efficiency of a launch. It is too heavy for the spacecraft to take off and overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth to get into space. We know that astronauts traveling to Mars would not be able to stay for a couple days or weeks like the Apollo space mission. Rather, the Martian astronauts will need to remain in space at least one to three years during the mission (NASA 2012). If we spend more than nine months in space, we have to build a shelter which can protect the astronauts from being exposure to radiation risk from the Sun (NASA N.d.a). Therefore, we need to have good shielding, such as water and cement, but they are very heavy. Additionally, the astronauts have to bring food, drinking water, air, clothes, medical supplies, and other things that they need for the mission. All of these things added up together will take about three million pounds. That is infeasible for them to make it all at once because a spacecraft just only lift fifty thousand pounds against the Earth’s gravity into space. So, they have to make sixty launches for their supplies to be on Mars. It takes a longer time and costs a lot of money (NASA N.d.a).
Therefore, astronauts can just bring with them some canned foods that are dehydrated and preserved to keep the foods for a long time and to save weight for the spacecraft (NASA 2012). Also, soybeans and wheat are suitable because they are light weight, very nutritious, and take a small amount of
Another great invention the Martians had in order to adapt to their environment, was to conserve their limited water supply since Mars was quite dry. A “gentle rain sprang from the fluted pillar tops, cooling the scorched air, falling gently on [Ylla]. On hot days it was like walking in a creek. The floors of the house flittered with cool streams” (Bradbury 2-3). Although the Martian technology seemed quite advance, they had not allowed it to take over their lives. Compared to the people on Mars, technology dominated every aspect of Earthmen lives, from having to check messages while going to the bathroom to not being able to sleep without your phone (Feature). The Martians had become so advance in their technological development that instead of polluting Mars with waste, and paper product, they create books from durable metal. The people on Mars, whose ancestors originated from Earth, had realized their mistakes of uncontrolled technological creations that damaged their planet, and through that lesson they have been able to create a new civilization where their technological advances are used to further their harmonious relationship with nature and not destroy it.
The following is a case study of a lesson by Mr. Villanueva reviewing lessons on the planet Mars for an upcoming test. Mr. Villanueva uses many different ways of incorporating both semantic memory and episodic memory as well as the demonstration of long-term memory in his lesson. During the lesson, the importance of attention in memory and recall is seen throughout. This paper describes and inspects the Mars in Review case and what theories were incorporated into this lesson. It critically examines each aspect of this lesson and the correlation between behaviorist theories of learning.
In conclusion, colonizing Mars is a terrible idea There is no known natural source of water, Once you get there you cannot come back , and If you get sick, the astronauts
However, there are several arguments against humans colonizing Mars. One of these is that it would be remarkably expensive. A single spacesuit costs about two million dollars, and the fuel required in the ships is millions more (Walker NP). The entire trip would amount to one hundred billion dollars. The cost of the equipment needed on Mars itself would have to be added in as well. Colonists would have to establish a permanent base with a source of water, food, and air, or be able to consistently resupply from Earth. This would cost billions more and require a massive amount of resources. The price of going to and staying on Mars would definitely be quite high.
In the article, “Could Humans Actually Live on Mars?”, by Laurie Vazquez, scientists and experts are finding new ways to transport humans from Earth to Mars. Up until this point, people have only sent robots to Mars. Since humans have never personally been there, this could be a great event in history. Although there are many concerns regarding health and cost, people should start traveling to Mars to see if it is a suitable living space for humans. If real people could live on Mars, that would give the whole world the chance to keep living even after the planet dies.
Mars has been an interesting planet to mankind for years now, and scientists have decided to take things into their own hands. They are making plans to put people on Mars to have them live there. Consequently, they would need to face many problems during the period of time preparing for the journey to mars. One of the many problems they would have to face, for example, is: How will they get food, water, or air? Well, you’re about to find out. In Jennifer L Holm’s fictional story, “Follow the Water”, she uses facts about Mars to help you imagine some of the problems characters would have to face, and how they would be able to fix them in reality.
In conclusion, our process to discover mars has just begun, scientists might have to invent some new options to bring our abilities up to space level. Exploring Mars is definitely one of the biggest challenges scientists will ever face, simply because there are so many obstacles we are facing, and preparing for the trip has taken a lot more time than was expected by NASA in 1969. I personally think that we at least need about 2 or more decades so scientists will be able to find better options and invent more useful and helpful ideas. President John F. Kennedy said: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard”. Our mission to the moon is not as easy as it was thought would be, scientists need a lot more time and management to this particular problem. Going to a completely different plant and exploring it requires a lot of time, a new way of thinking, and a lot of corporation and
Tomatoes, radishes, peas, spinach, quinoa, and chives are among the potential items on the menu. However, the space soil may need fertilizer. There is also a water and soil separation method important to the process. However, growing crops like marijuana is certainly possible for astronauts and future colony members to do.
Each food item is preserve in a different way and the astronaut has a choice of what they would like to eat. Before the actual mission trip astronauts plan with their nutritionist meal options that would provide the best quality of nutrients. In the article NASA Food Systems: Past, Present and Future gives an example in Appendix A, typical meals plan that astronauts can have onboard . Also the shuttle is equipped with extra meal supplies called the Safe Haven meals that is used in cases of emergencies. Safe Haven pantry can only last until 22days
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
The Mars One Company, is scamming its supporters millions of dollars into a fake mission! The Mars One project has remained for awhile as a legitimate company, but experts and scammed donors have found majour flaws in the Mars One Mission. Many of the experts have found several errors and discrepancies when they more closely examined the Company. This in turn has led many to conclude that Mars One is not a legitimate space agency, and people should not be investing time, resources, and money into this untrustworthy company.
Annotated Bibliography Works Cited “NASA's Journey to Mars.” Edited by Gary Daines, NASA, NASA, 1 Dec. 2014, www.nasa.gov /content/nasas-journey-to-mars/. This article is from the website controlled by NASA, the US government agency in charge of astronautical research and exploration. All of NASA’s activities are funded by federal taxes, and this website’s aim is to inform citizens about what the agency plans to do with that money. This article outlines NASA’s goals relating to Mars travels, including what technologies need to be developed, when the mission may occur, and why such travels are considered important.
Justin O' Neil says, "A more practical concern is the cost. The price of a mission to Mars could approach $1 trillion" (Would You Go To Mars?). This is a very true and relevant concern for the start of building a ship and planning. Many civilians make the argument that instead of "wasting" all of that money on a rocket, they should give it to the poor instead. This does bring up a valid point, however, would you rather save a few thousand people from poverty for a shortened amount of time, or would you rather possibly save the entire human race once the Earth is destroyed?
Space exploration is the future of humanity. As technology improves, new solutions arise to answer the question of sustaining life outside Earth. Many types of life support systems are developed and used on regular missions. However, determining the most suitable life support system for missions on Mars presents a challenge that this paper will solve. This article compares different life support systems using the Equivalent System Mass (ESM), which measures the relative cost of hardware based on its mass, volume, power, and cooling requirements. Bioregenerative systems are more practicable and secure for longer missions as they avoid the cost of constant food supply. However, the ESM shows that the higher initial cost of bioregenerative systems makes it way more expensive than the Physical/Chemical systems for long-duration missions. For short duration missions, the least expensive life support uses direct provision of water, oxygen and food from Earth. As Mars missions aren’t brief, the physical/chemical life support system is the most suitable. The ESM breakeven analysis confirms these well-known and widely accepted results. The conclusion makes the substantial past efforts to develop bioregenerative life support appear impractical.
The last reason we should go to mars is we had eight drops on mars and so there is almost a guarantee you make it there so it's now like you'll die. If we have had eight drops we will have no problem with getting supplies. And we can just contact america and get supplies.