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Have you ever imagined stepping outside your home airlock onto your yard of martian dirt and rock? This may be what your grandson may see on his way to work on the oxygen tank at the base. There are many obstacles to living on Mars because humans have the right technology to live on Mars, the right amount of materials to live on Mars, and the right training to have this come true. Do Humans have the right technology to live on the Planet Mars? In Max Fagin’s article, Is Mars habitable, with the

The puffy, white cloud worn by astronauts has become iconic over the years. It is frequently depicted and is often used as a basis for sci-fi adventures, but despite its incredible popularity, the spacesuit’s history, complexity, and purpose are not widely appreciated. Furthermore, the reason behind space exploration is a misunderstood concept that is often attributed just to human curiosity and endeavor, leading to the question of whether or not it is worth risking lives for something that seemingly

With space technology advanced in recent years, going to space or even conducting experiments in space is no longer an impossible thing to think about. But in the past, the space exploration programs are most funded by national institutions and even directly by governments. Because the private companies do not want to take the risk to explore the unknown domain, which cannot provide any direct economic benefits. Therefore, governments had to come into play to fund promising future science and technology

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Happiness, sadness. Joy, fear. Humor, seriousness. These are all emotions felt when reading The Martian. In The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney is stuck on Mars with no hope of surviving. His crew has deserted him in a sandstorm, and he is fighting for survival. Watney has to learn to never give up, no matter where he is. Andy Weir, a very interesting man, has crafted a book filled with humor and suspense through his novel, The Martian. Andy Weir is living an amazing life. At age fifteen, Andy Weir

Changing perspective is the act of altering the way someone interprets an action, object, or person. Adjusting perception can allow one to overcome hardships and understand the community around them. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, characters discover the true background behind those who are outcasts in society. Likewise, in Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat, characters ascertain that their long-term enemies were truly innocent. In “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin, the pilot of the Emergency

simulation! My crewmembers are dead! What sick cruel simulation was this! “A test to see which one of you would crack under such circumstances.” Wait are you saying my crew is alive! “Yes and you all preformed above expectations” “please exit though the airlock door and leave the simulation

The ship sailed across an ocean of darkness. A black void in all directions: Forward, backward, left, and right. There was no up or down. The ship’s grey hull was barely illuminated by the light it produced, isolating it from the surrounding veil of darkness. The light from inside was hardly enough to make out any details. In the darkness, the windows themselves seemed like individual objects, with several hundred of them travelling together. Inside lay a room with a seemingly infinite amount of

Someday, somehow, Clarke knew that she would witness the beauty of Earth. She would be able to feel the sun warm her skin, and have the wind kiss her cheeks as she walked through a forest. Maybe she would watch a rabbit hop out of a bush, or follow butterflies as she wandered carelessly around the ground—if those creatures were still alive from all the radiation. Her father had always told her stories about Earth, visualizing it as a heaven for the living. It had been nearly ninety-seven years

Succeeding Where Other Books Have Failed The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction novel based in a universe where the Earth has been destroyed and the main focus is on Arthur Dent, one of the only survivors of the destruction. Arthur escapes Earth with Ford Prefect, an alien hitchhiker from the planet Betelgeuse who was stranded on Earth for fifteen years. This premise sets up the book to be very humorous and absurd throughout. Despite these humorous and absurd aspects, the book