Exploration of Mars

Elon Musk has dreamt of going to Mars for a long time, and one of the key elements in his operation is an extremely fast transportation system in our world. (Chambra, 2017). Before even beginning the construction of the Hyperloop, Elon has already dreamed incorporating the technology for the mars exploration. Elon Musk stated, “The Hyperloop would incorporate a series of pods travelling in an atmosphere close to an absolute vacuum.” (Chambra, 2017). Musk also plans to create a massive rocket…

Mentioning’s of Mars go back to Ancient Egypt, though the idea to travel there is only recent. In a novel by Andy Weir, The Martian describes the theoretical isolation of a man on Mars. The book is about astronaut Mark Watney who is abandoned by his crew due to a storm causing the crew to evacuate. Since he was injured at the time of the storm, the crew assumed he had died because of the injury. Using his knowledge of botany and engineering, he tries to survive on the harsh climate of Mars,…

fossilized life on Mars. Three small rocks that NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover examined on site identified to be the organic compounds that includes complex compound so-called PAHs. Nasa announced that this evidence may show the existence of primitive life in Mars. Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist for the Mars Science Lab (Curiosity), NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, commented that the mankind and Martian can be a close relative like “just a cousin”. “If there was life once on Mars, maybe there is…

the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s arrival to planet Mars, Deputy project scientist Dr. Leslie Tamppari presented a summary of NASA’s research and discoveries. Within the last decade, over two hundred and fifty terabytes of data have been sent home by the spacecraft, giving us insight about the Red Planet during the ongoing search of water and habitable zones. The idea of water on Mars has such high relevance because it is a necessity to any type of living organism. Although present day Mars…

Given the incredible advancements in technology in the past decade alone, it’s only natural that mankind would look to the final frontier once again. While considering the question of Mars colonization, we, as a society must consider cost factors of commuting and terraforming. The question of funding arises, exposing an even bigger dilemma of international cooperation. The factors bolstering humans to colonize are balanced by ethical and economic tethers that keep us here on Earth. Before we…

Mars One, how has this project been an advantage to our life? Founders Bas Lansdrop and Arno Weilders dreamed of stepping on the red planet but could not do it alone. Traveling to Mars should be pretty exciting but the extensive amount of preparations, twisted monetary issues and lifestyle changes for the explorers leave a ton of up in the air questions. Mars One has its contributions to society and mankind but is a great debate with valid points on both sides. With the process of colonizing…

law enforcement team. With SpaceX, Elon Musk plans on landing a Dragon capsule on Mars by 2018. He also is strongly working on civilian travel to space for transport and recreational reasons. With the accomplishment of SpaceX landing the 1st stage rocket on a barge for reuse have opened up more possibilities by not only technology and ability, but also in cost savings. NASA’s drive is to land a rover on Mars…

benchmark of yet another view into space for mankind; after 15 years of searching for evidence, this day in 2015 was the day water was confirmed to be on Mars. "Mars is not the dry, arid planet that we thought of it in the past," says Jim Green from NASA, "Liquid water has been found on Mars." Dark streaks that marked the surface and slopes of Mars were further investigated and proven to be liquid water flowing down the planet's ridges. During warm seasons, these streaks darken even more…

health, then come back with 20/100 vision, low bone density, and intense exposure to radiation we have yet to understand the long term effects of. These are the conditions under which we want four brave souls to live in on Mars in 2025. When it comes to deep space exploration, where do we draw the line for the circumstances under which we can send people rather than machines on missions? I argue that that should be determined by the astronauts themselves. They are, after all, the ones that are…

In recent discussions of the planet Mars, a controversial issue is whether or not the time, money, and resources spent to get to Mars would be worth the trip. Two articles published in the New York Times present contrasting perspectives on the topic. On one hand Lawrence M. Krauss argues that The trip to Mars is definitely worth the risk and resources, just not the trip home. On the other hand, however, Ed Regis contends that Mars is a miserable planet that is not worth the effort. After…