Colonizing Mars
Mars is often voted by people as being the most likely place for humans to colonize after we are done with Earth. This is often said because of Mars’s similar size to Earth and similar climate. However, Mars might not be the best place to go when we decide to make our first extra-terrestrial home. Whether you believe we should colonize another planet or not, evidence proves that moving to Venus is both logical and cost effective. There is much more promise in visiting Venus and much more we can learn.
Space travel is very expensive. If you take into consideration the food, water, fuel, breathable air and all the parts necessary for the trip, you come to realize that those numbers add up. NASA’s plan for Mars includes a four
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Mars’ distance from Earth ranges from 56 million to 401 million kilometers, whereas Venus is only 38-261 million kilometeres. According to science.com, weightlessness can has serious consequences on the human body. That is why astronauts who would spend less time in space would be better off in the long run. Over extended periods of time, bones and muscle will weaken. While you are free from the influence of gravity, your blood is also free to spread evenly throughout your body. Astronauts who stay in space for about 2 or more weeks will experience swelling in the face, eyes and head, and may also develope cataracts. Those who would spend 6-8 months traveling to Mars would endure the worst of these symptoms. It also doesn’t help that the gravity on Mars is ⅓ that of Earth’s. The gravity on Venus is 9/10th that of Earth’s. This makes for a much more comfortable and livable environment.Those who choose to spend the rest of their lives on Mars will inevitably become disfigured and brittle. Conseption is also nearly impossible to do in such low gravity, so the new found era of Martian humans would probably only last a couple generations at
There has recently been photos that have been shown of the mysterious planet of Pluto. By the looks of it, we should bundle up, bring our snowboarding gear, and fly off to Pluto and do some skiing and snowboarding! The New Horizons probe revealed these pictures to the public. NEW HORIZONS PLUTO PHOTOS FINALLY CAME The New Horizon actually took these high definition photos of Pluto way back in their flyby in July.
On July 20th, 1969, the Apollo 11 with astronaut Neil Armstrong and his crew, guided by thousands of NASA technicians, supposedly landed on the surface of the moon. It was certainly one of the most extraordinary events accomplished by mankind up to that date. Neil Armstrong’s first words upon stepping on the moon surface will always be remembered “ A small step for mankind, a giant leap for humanity”. Ever since then, this achievement has been a matter of discussion by several groups that either believed or disbelieved this.
Don Hendrix Professor J. Boyles Eng-111 20 April 2017 Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost? Since 1969 when Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed on the moon, space exploration has intensified in the recent days with the developed countries competing to send astronauts into space. The US government allocates billions to space navigation each year to fund the scientific undertakings needed to make the entire process a success. The overarching question in the whole phenomenon is whether the benefits accrued from these space voyages are worth the expenses put in them.
The author that wrote the argumentative text, Leaving Main Street, stated that, “The cost of exploration is vastly outweighed by the idea of extending humankind’s sphere of influence to outer space.” (120) The author is saying that the expense is well worth it, so that we can expand our knowledge about space. The author Mary Roach, stated in her argumentative text Packing for Mars, “It might not be that hard to raise the funds. If the nations involved were to approach their respective entertainment conglomerates, an impressive hunk of funding could be raised.”
These elements also make colonizing the moon an ideal next step in our space exploration process [5]. Another advantage of colonizing the moon includes the increased research capabilities. Areas of research such as low gravity farming, plant life beyond earth, human health in space, radiation effects, alternative power sources as a few examples. Research facilities have the advantages of vast amounts of open real estate, and experimentation without harming earth’s sensitive environment
On Mars, humans are exposed to radiation. On Earth, however, humans are protected by a magnetic field. The effects of exposure are severe memory loss, brain damage, and cancer. That would be terrible for scientists, because when they have to go exploring for samples scientists would have to be very cautious. Although the gravity on Mars allows humans to jump higher and run faster, scientists have observed what happens to humans in low-gravity environments, including weakened immune systems, extreme fatigue, and muscle and bone loss.
NASA has accomplished much in the past. It has sent people to the Moon and brought them back. Now NASA has found something amazing. This awesome discovery has opened a door to a new and ambitious frontier. , NASA is preparing to send humans to Mars in between 2020-2030.
When we sent robots to Venus they did not get far because it was so hot there electrical system overheat. If we ever wanted to live on venus we would probably need to build a station it its atmosphere because it 's cooler up there but would still need a space suit to get from the outside to the inside. Do to the hot heat on Venus there is no water on or in the planet.
Human is an advanced, indigenous, intelligent species on Earth, or so we would like to think. As humans we would all like to think that we represent a form of rational, wise, analytical group in the gargantuan Universe. We would all tend to think our human race is imperishable, we’re at the top of food chain and aren’t foolish enough to drive ourselves into extinction. I am here to assure you that it’s not. The continued rise of global terrorism and panic in Middle East, additional to remaining oil conflicts in South China Sea and worldwide technological & economic infrastructure lagging in the present days.
Also, the Mars One Mission does not have a proven spacecraft or a clear plan to sustain its human habitation on Mars. You also can get health threats from exposure to high energy cosmic rays. You have to pay lots of money too. It costs $6 billion to $500 billion for crewed programs.
Tina Cai Sci-Fi Paper Synopsis As resources and habitability quickly dwindles from the planet Earth’s clutches, humans all over the globe look for the possibility of living in space. Desperate to avoid what they have caused to their animal counterparts, nations previously in competition work together to fashion technology capable of keeping the human race alive and thriving on a planet other than Earth. The countless successful robotic launches to Mars have provided enough information about the planet that scientists are fairly confident in human survival on planet Mars. In order to successfully transport as many people and resources to Mars as possible, aerospace engineers face problems such as physical space, resource storage, travel efficiency,
The first benefit for people going to Mars is that we are able to expand our presence on the solar system and universe, and by expanding our species we for ex, if there was a steroid that killed the dinosaur species some of the human population might be able to Survive and prevent extinction form happening. Another benefit for humans in exploring Mars is that they are able to discover new creatures around 10,000 times faster than the best space crafts/rover that exists according to Bill Nye which is a big boost for humans to find new thing faster and more efficient which could result from the creatures something new such as new type of animal to breed, make medicine,
Humans should colonize Mars because Mars is the new frontier. Although Mars is smaller than Earth, it has about the same land mass. Earth has that much land mass because most of Earth is covered with water, covering the land. Earth also has many people wanting to go to Mars, many of them could be engineers, or doctors, or construction workers. Humans could make cities on Mars.
Space, the final frontier, is one of the last places humans have explored. At the moment, most of the taxpayers money is getting used on healthcare and education, which is fine. It would be a good idea to throw a lot more money at space exploration to better humanity. Although the human race knows more about the oceans than space, it would be better to place more money in the space programs to send people to other planets to colonize. Space, is a very massive and incomprehensible place.
Are you thinking whether you should go to Mars or not? You shouldn’t need to think, the answer is no. Have you already thought through the problems of going to Mars? Have you thought of high risk traveling, radiation poisoning, unknown situations, and surviving problems? If not, you might want to read the next few paragraphs and give a thought about it.