The Curiosity Rover

A question that has been asked for many reasons in the space world: Is there life on other planets? A mission called Curiosity launched in 2011. Curiosity has been on Mars since August.Curiosity’s goal was to find signs of water and see if Mars was suitable for life. The surprising fact on Mars is there is presence of water. One key element was Mars once had habitable conditions and there looks to be ice on the planet. Curiosity has been using a camera to take photos of Mars. It is much like the panoramic camera we have on Earth. Both cameras have the same material incorporated in them and are used for the same purpose.

They want to change the landscape so that people can live on Mars. This means that humans actually could possibly colonize Mars in this century. All these changes NASA can make may make earthlings excited, but not so fast. Even though these possibilities may seem like

“I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime” was said by Buzz Aldrin, a NASA astronaut. The former American aeronaut from Montclair, New Jersey believes that since Mars does exist, it is waiting to be reached by humans. When this would happen, he says that the human race would “evolve into a two-planet species.” Present day Mars has a lot of canyons, mountains and volcanoes. Even though the surface is Mars is very old, scientists learned about different younger rift valleys, plains, hills and ridges. According to recent reports, there were lakes and rivers, along with an ocean billions of years ago. The low temperatures on the planet cause there to be polar ice caps and frozen water present.

They have found that there might have been life on Mars at one point and there might still be little bits of life. All they have found so far is evidence of little tiny organisms and bacteria that were once on the surface.

Consequently, MERS has changed the views of Astronomy forever, influencing our understanding of the possibilities of past and present life in our solar system. Despite the complications faced by both rovers, they managed to outdo these complexities, ultimately unveiling an environment that once provided water, and potentially, life on Mars. MERS has ultimately opened the eyes of humanity, allowing them to consider that life in the solar system may well and truly

In 2020, NASA is going to launch a rover to Mars. The rover will be on Mars for one Mars year which is the equivalent of 687 earth days. This special mission is to find out more about future life on Mars. The rover will be carried to Mars by a specially designed spacecraft. The rover will be equipped with the best technology to ensure connection with Earth.

“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

The primary goal of this mission is to set up and maintain a long-term base on Mars in order to analyze the Martian atmosphere as well as the surface and sub-surface environment. This mission will serve as a step forward into a permanent human

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.

Preview Statement: The possibility of life on mars is an extravagant topic to look at. Before that, we must analyze Mars itself along with its conditions. First, we will talk about the ice caps located on Mars. Second, we will examine the water streaks on Mars. Third we will observe if the red planet is inhabitable for humans to conquer it.

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

Today’s scientists would agree that no planet has been more “steeped in myths and misconception” than Mars. Just about a hundred years ago, several scientists sincerely believed that extraterrestrial life was present on planet Mars, so the US government listened for radio signals from Mars until 1924. In movies such as Flight to Mars (1951), Mars was portrayed as a scary, mysterious place inhabited by hostile aliens which we know today is false. However, in 1965, NASA and JPL sent the first spacecraft, Mariner 4, to fly by Mars. Today, there are seven active missions that are being used to collect more data, including two rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity, which explore the surface.

With this trip to Mars we would be collecting core samples by drilling into the ground. Which would tell us if there is radiation and chemical oxidation under the top layer. But the main purpose of going to Mars is to find out if there is life on the planet. NASA states that “Progressive discoveries related evidence of past and present water in the geologic record make it possible to take the next step towards finding evidence of life itself.” (NASA). But the negatives of the going to Mars and trying to find all of these different hypothesis, is that if they don’t work out you wasted all that time and money to get something that does not exist up there. But there is that other side where if they would find everything they wanna find the mission

Arriving at Mars since 2012, the goal of Curiosity mission is to analyze if this planet can be livable. After two Martian years, the project present some important discovering. First, the Curiosity's Rover Environmental Monitoring Station indicate that Mars temperatures were cooler than the Earth temperatures. For instance, in summer, the temperature could reach 60.5 degrees Fahrenheit, while in winter it could reach minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit. (JET).In addition, “Curiosity has discovered light-toned rocks that contrast with basaltic samples found in younger regions12.” (V Sautter) these discovered lead some analysts to believe that they could be a life in this planet many years ago. (CNES) Even if these discovering

(Intro) There are many questions that need to be answered about how to successfully put humans on Mars and eventually colonize this new world. Yet there are also several new technological advances that have been made or are planned for the near future that will make this groundbreaking mission possible. Some of these critical questions that need to be answered include the following: How will humans have access to drinkable water on Mars? How will humans handle and adapt to a lower gravity environment? What kind of rocket will be used to send humans to Mars? When can we expect that technology to be ready? How is all of this technology supposed to work to put humans on Mars? By answering these questions, we will create a picture of what it will look like when humans finally make it to Mars and start to colonize that new world.