Mars Blackmon

into the mist, the robe, the blue mask”(135). Although he wanted people from Earth to come and eat his hot dogs, it wasn’t possible because at the end of the chapter, the Earth caught on fire. This happened after the Martians came to give Sam half of Mars, and it was after Sam shot two innocent Martians. Sam was very scared of being all alone, except for his wife, which then resulted in a mental disorder. He kept thinking that thousands or Earthlings will come and enjoy his food, but that was…

Mars Exploration For centuries mankind has been fascinated by the night sky. Countless numbers of scientists have dedicated their lives to learning and exploring our solar system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has consistently lead the USA and the world in space experimentation and planned missions. One area they have actively pursued is the study of Mars. NASA has researched planet Mars for over decades and recently released a detailed plan containing their strategy for a…

Introduction Mars colonization is a topic that has been brought to the attention of the media and of the public in recent years by aspirations made by companies such as SpaceX and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Several factors make it a topic worth discussing about, like concerns regarding the continuity of the human species and economical, technological and scientific worth of that endeavor. In this way, markets will suffer significant impacts once humans strive to…

Both of these standings are flawed, and are easily debatable. It must have been hard for people born in the early 20th to think about all of the technology and advancements we have today, from our phones and how we use them, to reaching the moon and mars, or just what our everyday life consists of. When lifelike androids are commonplace, it is safe to assume society will be different, in a sense where there will be different social norms. How to react to and interact with androids as compared…

The Martian is a novel written by Andy Weir. This book is the diary of a astronaut stranded on Mars, named Mark Watney; who consistently found ingenious solutions for the many problems he faced. Mark Watney was not left on Mars for any malicious reasons, but because of a series unfortunate of events, his fellow astronauts thought he was killed in a violent storm and had no choice but to leave him. This novel is in the science fiction genre and is absolutely thrilling from start to finish.…

colony on Mars, depicts this hope. Mars. Mars is the first choice planet for humanity to settle because it is the closest, and there is a chance it could one day support life. Before people get all gung ho to go to Mars, there is some moral questionability to this topic. Brian Patrick Green discusses and comments on these moral questions in his article, “Is it Ethical to Colonize Mars.” Some of Green’s techniques are weak, but he effectively builds an argument for why people should colonize…

history. It would be uniquely isolated from other civilizations. The colonists themselves would be comprised of highly educated individuals and would more than likely include people from very diverse backgrounds and cultural heritages. Essentially, the Mars colony would be a cross section of humanity. Removed from the constant troubles of international politics, relegated to limited communications with Earth, and comprised of highly diverse individuals these colonists would have the opportunity…

Mission To Mars “We choose to go to the moon, not because it is easy, but because it is hard” -John F Kennedy. Back in May of 1961, John F Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon, and be the first to do it. However, now the challenge has escalated from a moon landing to a landing on an entirely different planet… and living there. Many different organizations have proposed the idea and are currently working on figuring out if we can reach Mars. We have to ask ourselves, how…

NASA Overview The Mars Surveyor Program (MSP) was managed under the cheaper, better, faster paradigm at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA). This corporate culture created an environment which challenged NASA engineers to develop innovative, cost saving processes when designing and developing projects. This paradigm did have drawbacks though; putting too much emphasis on decreasing cost, and failing to integrate risk management in their projects. Ultimately, this mindset led…

The NASA website has archives of all missions ever performed by them. I chose some of the current missions such as Juno: mission to Jupiter, The International Space Station, And Curiosity mars rover. All Missions performed from NASA are costly, but all have very important reasons for those cost.The Juno spacecraft will for the first time peer below the dense cover of clouds to answer questions about the gas giant and the origins of our solar system. Juno's primary goal is to reveal the story of…