Lots of people have different opinions on whether we can go to Mars. Some say that it is impossible because of the climate and distance between Earth and Mars. On the other hand, others believe that, in the near future, with all the latest technology, we will be able to bring humans to Mars. Wernher Von Braun was the first person to discuss and analyze this topic. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and Mars One are both conducting separate projects to find a way for humans to colonise Mars. There are many steps for this project: creating the needed equipment, finding candidates to train, launching cargos… etc. NASA is a national advanced research center for space. The idea for this mission was started in 2011 and the 1st mission …show more content…
The US president, Barack Obama gave $1.17 billion to NASA to fund this project but the amount was 52 million$ less that before. The whole mission costs $500 billion. Not every organization that is doing the Mars mission costs that much. For example, India’s mission will cost only $74 million because they kept all of their rovers small and their payloads are only 15 kg. On December 5th 2015 Orion, the capsule was sent to space for the first time, when they realized that NASA can send it to Mars. The Space Launch System is Orion’s trip into deep space and later will be used for the trip between Earth and Mars. Orion can support 4 passengers and is being updated and improved to transport life support systems for Mars. Special habitations will be developed by NASA and other international and commercial partners to create the ideal habitation for the climate in Mars. It will shield the radiation, include exercise systems and oxygen and environmental machines. All the cargoes and equipment will be sent first followed by the crew, food and life support systems. By 2020, NASA would want to have the Mars Sample Return Mission accomplished. Unlike NASA, Mars One will send a rover and a communication system to determine the settlement of the crew members by 2022. Then, by 2015, they will send 6 cargo units for placement. The cargo will contain water, food and electricity along with a life support unit. The following year is planned to be the departure of the first crew out of 2. Mars One’s budget is safely margined ($6 billion) but cannot handle major
NASA Funding The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was booming in the late 1960s because the U.S. invested over 4.5 percent of the Federal Budget (Bolden). Unfortunately, in the recent years, the Government has slashed funding for many of NASA’s projects in an attempt to cut back on the deficit and boost the economy. Despite the plummet in NASA's budget, the program has proved that it's prominence in the U.S., space programs like NASA continue to face difficulty in increasing its funds. Although, NASA leads evidently, the government doesn’t think NASA is worth more than 0.47 percent of the federal budget.
However, thanks to NASA, today there is nothing to worry about because of the satellites it has launched. NASA already does so much with the little money the government provides, if Congress decides to continue funding the company, its possibilities are endless. The government gives NASA $16 billion every year. That is only 7% of the federal government’s budget, which is $2.8 trillion. To put it in perspective, for every $2800 in federal government budget, $16 goes to NASA.
Would you want to live on Mars? Some would say yes, others no, I am against going to Mars and think that we should stick to Earth and put our time, money, and energy into fixing this planet. I will show you all the reason why we can not go to that red planet.
Why We Should go to Mars “It was obvious to me that we could never colonize Mars without reusability, any more than America would have been colonized if they had to burn the ships after every trip,”(Dave, 2017). This is what Elon Musk said in an interview in Fortune Magazine on December 9th 2013. The fourth planet in our solar system, Mars, is the closest “Earth-like” planet, Which is why SpaceX, NASA, and many other organizations are trying to make a human trip to Mars possible, as well as learning many things about Mars and Earth at the same time. Mars has a lot of potential to be a habitable planet to continue the human race.
Headed by former NASA ‘Mars Czarr’ Orlando Figueroa, it will put together a framework for funding and planning smaller Mars missions beginning as early as 2018” (Reardon). NASA is fighting for this program and desperately wants to be funded. According to NASA this Mars mission is a top priority for them, and it shows by how hard they are trying to at least start the mission during this decade.
Attention Getter: A few days after the Indian Scientists sent the Indian Mars orbiter (MOM) called Mangalyaan, NASA launched its satellite Maven. Maven costs $671 million. The most surprising difference is that the budget of India’s entire Mars mission, by contrast, was just three-quarters of the $100 million that Hollywood spent on last year’s space-based hit, “Gravity.”
Going to the moon and Mars is excellent, but that’s already been done. Time for something else to happen. If NASA’s budget was increased, it could be pushed to find other habitable planets and new resources to help out here on Earth. With more funding, NASA can build a manned base on the moon while finding a way to Mars.
“NASA Should Be about Space,” says that Obama has cut money off NASA, for Earth Science. Even though Earth Science has raised up to 63%, according to “NASA Should Be about Space,” NASA will have not enough money to send people to the moon or Mars. Since space has not controlled by anyone, really, the U.S should start to take into advance to complete mission no man has done back then. The state of Texas is willing to help fund NASA, and hope to find what is needed.
Who knows what kind of opportunities can come from Mars? We can use the many resources that have already been found on this planet, it could help us in many ways beyond space exploration, and it could even be a new place for us to live. That’s why I believe that the government should fund space exploration to Mars.
“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. Scientists continue to notice several discoveries on the planet that lead them to think there was once life on the planet. Different clues have scientists wanting to find out about even more. Many scientists in the past few centuries have been curious if life on Mars is possible or if it has ever been before.
This project is a successful manned mission to Mars. Many different sources say that they have the best way of getting humans to Mars. NASA has developed a plan which will eventually get a human to step foot on Mars. They proclaim that before the year 2040, we will have had a human successfully set foot on Mars. NASA plan is to use SLS or the space launch system to launch the Orion spacecraft to an Asteroid near Mars and conduct research to get a greater understanding of Mars and its terrain.
Well it’s not and here are the reasons why people shouldn’t go to Mars. First of all the mission to Mars is way too unpredictable and dangerous. Before even worrying about how people can survive on Mars, the people sending them there should worry about getting them there first.
The United States government should not continue to fund manned space flight missions to Mars because, NASA doesn’t have the advanced technology needed to get humans there without a guarantee safe return trip and lack of fuel. Since NASA doesn’t have the proper necessities such as fuel to send humans to the Red Planet with a safe trip home, then the United States government should not continue to fund manned space flight missions. I hope to learn about the mission to Mars and why funding for the Journey may not be the best solution. The fund for this spaceflight comes from researchers and scientist that are looking to send humans by 2030 to Mars. NASA believes Mars is a rich destination to start looking for potential life forms considering
Humans can expect to face some major challenges on an expedition to Mars. It has been proven that humanity can travel in space for over two years. Cumulatively, Sergei Constantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, has spent over eight-hundred and three days in Earth orbit (Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2005). The expedition to Mars would require the crew to endure a six month journey to the planet, a year of living on the planet, and a six months journey back to Earth. Russian cosmonaut, Valery V. Polyakoz, clocking in at four-hundred and thirty-eight days for just one stay in Earth orbit, shows humanity is capable of a twelve month round trip to Mars (Schwirtz, 2009).
The end of man’s time on Earth is inevitable; due to constant war, pollution of the environment, destruction of forests and wildlife, and depleting supply of natural resources, our remaining time on this planet is shorter than ever. Because of this, new alternative homes for humanity need to be sought out beyond the confines of Earth. However, our options on that are limited: the moon is barren, with no presence of water in any form, Mercury and Venus are too close to the Sun and pose too many problems, and anything beyond the asteroid belt is either too cold, has no solid ground, or both. This leaves one option: Mars. Its similar size to Earth, relatively close proximity, and evidence of water both underground and frozen at the poles make