Although space travel and technology has developed and advanced unbelievably over the past decades, making the move to have humans inhabiting space could be a real possibility. However, in reality this goal to have humans travel to Mars for research or inhabitancy with in a Bio-dome, in the near future, is an unrealistic goal. This is due to many aspects of space travel that have not been discovered or thought of yet. For a manned mission to the red planet, things that need to be considered more include; the harsh space environment, distance, how to get power, how to communicate, if terraforming will really work and the design of a Bio-dome that humans are able to survive in. These points will be discussed through the essay explaining why it is unrealistic for humans to travel and inhibit …show more content…
The distance between the two planets is constantly changing as they travel around the sun. The closest that Earth and Mars would approach each other would be when Mars is at its closest point to the sun and Earth is at its farthest. This would put the planets only 54.6 million kilometres apart. How long it takes to reach Mars depends on where in their orbits the two planets lie when a mission is launched. It also depends on the technological developments of propulsion systems.
The physical and mental health of the humans are at great risk at all times during the mission. Living for any period of time in low gravity causes the human body to fall apart. The usual processes that keep bones strong and healthy do not function without gravity. Bone and muscles can both weaken due to low gravity, and there has been some evidence that the brain is also affected. The astronaut’s mental health can be affected in many ways. Being isolated so far away from home, with no way to escape potentially high stressful situations can cause strain and a great amount of mental toughness on the
The debate about space exploration has been raging on for decades, people on both sides of the issue vehemently arguing their point of view. However despite the possible risk space exploration has the potential to change humanity for the better, and doing so is well worth the risk. This essay will elaborate some of the plethora of ways that space exploration could benefit mankind.
As humans our desire to visit space has never ceased, but our scientific advances have so far only allowed manned visits to the moon. There are many political factors that influence the ongoing attempts to engineer space tourism and future missions to Mars. High costs and risks involved in spaceflight due to the longevity in space and the effects of cosmic rays have been many of the setbacks in making it a reality. The United States is currently unable to conduct human spaceflight after losing its capability to launch upon the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011. China National Space Administration and Russia Federal Space Agency are the only two government facilities that continue sending humans to space. Should spaceflight agencies continue manned missions to outer space? Global issues among many other problems have been improved due to necessary collaborations made in the name of science and exploration of foreign territory; revolutionary innovations have been engineered in order to secure the safety of astronauts, and our environment has been harmed in the process as gases that break ozone molecules apart are released into the stratosphere.
With the advances in technology and humanity’s ever growing need, the concept of space colonization is being discussed more and more as a possible solution to many of the problems that the planet Earth is facing. W. H. Siegfried, in his article “Space Colonization—Benefits for the World,” adopts the viewpoint that space colonization would be beneficial to the human race. Lynda Williams, on the other hand, chooses to view the idea of colonial space as unreasonable at this time in her article, “Irrational Dreams of Space Colonization.” Both of these authors make reasonable arguments, however, Williams provides a much more effective, well organized, and logical point of view.
In the majority of novels, the main character must venture out on a journey. This is not necessarily a literal expedition; instead it is a process by which the hero develops within a situation. This monomyth, as identified by Joseph Campbell, outlines a series of stages that the hero must complete along this quest in order to return home with their, literal or metaphorical, reward. In many ways, a bildungsroman novel displays the hero’s journey of a youthful character who embarks on a quest, through which they mature to adulthood. Some novels, such as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations, fit the paradigm for a hero’s journey quite neatly.
As a country we need to start investing more money and research into space technology. Programs currently exist for this effort, but the potential for research and progress is limited by a lack of funding; compared to other government funded programs, aerospace funding is pitiful. Continued research in space technology is a necessary step in our growth and development not just as a country but also as entire human race. If we are to achieve this goal, it is necessary to increase funding for space research and technology and consider the possibility of colonizing outer space. If we limit our existence to the planet Earth, and continue to drain the resources on this planet, we will destroy the only home we have.
Humans have dreamed of leaving the earth and traveling space for many years, and up to this day they have taken many steps in the right direction. Yet, with every new frontier they approach, new problems loom over the horizon. All problems involved with space exploration may not directly involve space itself. Many of those problems surface right here on Earth. Some of the easier issues have been resolved, such as escaping the forces of gravity to reach outer space. More of these problems are far more arduous and the solutions need more time to be worked out properly. In “The Coming Schism” by James E. and Alcestis R. Oberg, humans have already begun colonizing space, yet there are still new problems arising. Major problems such as financing, communication and culture conflicts are important in the journey to space, because they all have the potential to disrupt progress.
It is within man’s blood and nature to explore, and space is our next New World. Man’s first achievement in space travel was the launch of the Sputnik on October 4, 1957. For the next decades, space travel was roaring like a rocket, fueled by man’s desire to explore, man’s desire for knowledge, and man’s desire to beat his enemies. However, these impulses have died out as the well of government funding has been diverted to wars and debts, and the interest of the American people has been diverted to wars and debts. Amidst all these issues it is debated as to whether or not space travel is worth the money and the attention of scientists, particularly since humanity faces so many issues on earth currently. However, because of the past inventions, current services, and future benefits, space travel is indeed worth the money and attention of governments and people. It is within our hands to control man’s advancement, and space travel is the next venue to do so.
As such, this essay will argue that space exploration is a necessity of our kind and that NASA should be progressively more financed. To begin with, space research has helped bring several developments to modern science, affecting the quality of our everyday lives. With issues like climate change, and population overgrowth, our species faces the risks of major extinction (4). Climate change has been a man-made problem in recent years that threatens our planet. It will take huge mitigations from current and future societies to even come close to reversing climate change.
The recent events regarding the NASA Mars probes have renewed the debate of reinstalling manned space missions with the objectives of exploring and landing on foreign worlds such as the moon and the red planet Mars, rather than the use of solely robotic craft and machines. It is my belief that we should return to the days of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, those of manned lunar landings and manned space exploration. Robots simply cannot and should not be allowed to be the sole means of visiting these worlds, nor should humans only be able to witness new findings second hand through the use of computers and machines. It is human nature to be normally curious of one’s surroundings, and it is important that we send one of our own to new worlds. The effects that past missions have had on the world’s people, as well as our political and cultural climates are another valid reason for flesh instead of metal to lay claim to space. Also, the limitless applications and new education that manned flights can bring to us from on site human interactions could lead to another technological and industrial revolution like the original lunar programs had done for us during the Gemini and Apollo programs.
Space is unimaginably vast, and the problems keeping humans from mastering the exploration of and colonization of space is equally daunting. Impressive advances have been made within the past century, and dedicated efforts to make equally impressive strides in the next hundred years are in place. Space research will not yield resutls overnight, but the information obtained along the way will have a positive impact throughout the scientific community and the world's population in turn. With a goal of extraplanetary habitation, humans can prepare protective measures for neutralizing danger and managing resources underwater, in space, and on land, domestic and alien. The scientific and cultural unity required to reach this goal has the potential to propel mankind as a species and farther through the stars than ever imagined.
The next habitual planet closest to earth is Alpha Centauri C which is 4.25 light years away. “aa Cen, 2017” We can also get to mars faster and safer if we build and launch space-planes from the moon. If we build and launch from the moon we would be closer to mars which means we need less fuel, and that means less weight, which is good. Mars is the closets planet like Earth in our solar system. The next closest planet like earth that we know about are the 7 planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system which is 39 light years away (229 trillion miles or 369 trillion kilometers).
Any correspondence in regards to this paper should be addressed to Katayoun Jamei Contact: jameik@my.palmbeachstate.edu Abstract This mission to Mars will be for the welfare of the many generations of our human race, primarily for the children who will have the choice to live on Mars or Earth. This will enrich our race with resources and education, giving a better affinity of understanding for our home planet, as well as Mars. As the human population on Earth continues to exponentiate, the need for a second home planet is becoming increasingly dire.
As technology continues the expand, the knowledge in which humans learn also begins to broaden to deeper measures, that allow us to gain new and crucial information to better our future. Going in the depths of space only furthers the knowledge absorbed by the people working behind the scenes, as well as the people experiencing the endless wonders of the unknown. The amount of information one can learn from a trip to the moon or even mars can open up the human mind into new perspectives as well as ideas as to how to preserve the world we live in today. Taking the initiative to go onward into the vast void of space will not only bring forth a new way of living, better interactions with other nations, but the will to encourage others to learn
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).
NASA’s planned missions to Mars, should it come to fruition, will be the furthest distance any human being has ever traversed. While this is an impressive feat in and of itself, it becomes even more so when one takes into acco...