Nasa Mission To Mars

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NASA MISSION TO MARS

Introduction

NASA is developing the capabilities that are needed to send the scientists (human) to the

asteroid by 2030. The NASA goals are outlined in the bipartisan NASA Act (2010) and the

United States. Mars according to NASA is a rich destination for the scientists, robotics, and

human exploration as they plan to expand their presence into the solar system. The Mars is

believed to be having similar characteristics to earth, and the scientists have earlier indicated that

the planet can support human life and thus NASA is working on it to have other people move to

the planet. The formation mars is comparable to that of earth, and thus it helps us to know more

about the history of our planet and its future. The NASA believe that future exploration that they

are planning to undertake could provide evidence of life. This will provide the answer the

fundamental questions: is there life beyond earth?

NASA mission to Mars is a project that has been in existence for long. Many explorers

and researchers have embarked on many projects and researchers with the aim of establishing

whether Mars can accommodate life. Though there has been positive feedback, it has not yet

been determined on whether mars can accommodate growth. One of the best-known projects

affiliated with the Mars exploration is NASA mission. The project focuses on moving the human

beings to Mars. The founders of the project believe that it’s possible to move a person and make

them settle on Mars. However, the proposal has attracted heated debate globally. Many persons

view the project as a waste of time and inapplicable in today’s world. They consider the high

population rise on earth could end up increasing the competition for resources like water and

space hence they view the mars project as a possible alternative to control such a scenario. The

result has been increased confusion about NASA mission.

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In my view, the NASA mission is wrong and should be discouraged. Based on social,

economic and logical evidence the project is unattainable and will lead to more wastage of

resources. Given the fact that the project was initiated with the aim of proving the superpower

between the Russia and USA their agreement and will to resolve the differences makes the

project lack financers. Taking into account the high amount of funding the project requires the

lack of chief financers makes the project almost unattainable.

In support of my argument, I have presented five more points that I believe will act to

open up the eyes of the researchers and explorers and end the confusion that surrounds the

project. In the presentation of my arguments, I have put into consideration the physical,

economic and social factors to explain why the project can’t get conduct. The five proposals are

cost, physical challenge, planet protection, nature of mars and religious view. The five views will

be necessary for the scholars, researchers and all persons who are interested in NASA mission.

The arguments will form in-depth evidence that will show reasons to why the project should get

stopped at the moment. It will be important in the eradication of the confusion that has existed as

well as prevent wastage of funds in an unworthy task. The advantage of the paper it will help the

bright brain engage in the worthwhile project. It will help the earth occupants have sober minds.

Besides, it will prevent loss of time and money in the less critical project.

Cost

The project is a failure taking into account the cost attached to moving the human beings

from earth to Mars; it is estimated that the value of the travel is more than 500billion USA

dollars. The high cost would discourage the ordinary human beings from traveling. The low

number of persons traveling would make the settlers of mars suffer as they would be separated

from their loved ones. In addition, the high cost makes the whole project unsuitable and unreal as

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no nation would risk such amount of fund to transport just a few of its citizens. Given the high

cost, it makes the project unsuitable economically as any state that would support it would end

up suffering long-term financial crisis. Globally there can never be any cooperation or country

that would risk such amount. Instead of transporting the human beings the over $500 billion

USA dollars could be used to make the life of the citizens better. The sending of the people to

mars was an idea that arouses the differences between the USA and Russia. However, as the two

superpowers is in terms now there lack the source of funds. It makes the project unpractical

(Hoffman, 1997). Also, its project that the mars condition needs high investment to enable

persons to survive. That is the terrains, and the climate makes life so expensive which would

make the settlers suffer more. No one would be willing to move from earth to settle in areas

where he is prone to suffer. The unwillingness of people to travel would make the mission lack

meaning.

Physical challenge

Mars consists of regolith minerals, dust and rock with no organic matter such condition

cannot allow settling or growth of any plants. Besides the area have thin and cold air which is not

capable of holding the rainfall. This situation makes the whole planet appear desert which is

unsuitable for humankind settlement as large numbers of earth occupants are farmers.

Life on Mars is unbearable given the type of rays (cosmic rays) and radiation (ionizing

radiation).The persons who would travel to Mars would face serious radiation risk as shown

through various experiments done at mars science laboratory. Also, there are negative

environmental factors discouraged the settling in the plane. The nature of the light in the Mars

would cause persons to have eye defects. Also, the occupants would face psychological torture

due to lack of community. Human beings are social beings, and disconnection persons from their

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loved ones would result in stress built up among the Mars settlers. Also, the lack of essential

facilities like hospitals in mars would make life unbearable (Oberg, 2017). It would also take

time before the Mars is ready for occupancy as almost everything could get exported to the

continents. The dependency of mars on nearly everything makes the mission failure. Given the

distance between earth and Mars then we can conclude it’s impossible to have persons settle on

Mars.

Planetary protection

Given the nature of mars, the robots need to get sterilized as any contact with such

elements like water may interfere with the experiment. It is impossible hence it makes the

analysis a risk. It’s almost impossible to conduct such a thing given the fact that the earth

contains billions of microorganisms. Also, the explorers would become a threat if they carry

microbe with them from mars. They would perhaps lead to new diseases and infection (Malin,

2001).

Religious view

According to Christianity God created everything in order and placed each thing where it

best fits. According to the biblical teaching human beings were put on earth where they were

given authority to control it. Moving the persons to Mars is wrong and would never be accepted

as it is against God’s will. And God is the controller of the earth would perhaps get sad and kill

the entire population on Mars. Such views make the NASA mission unpopular and hard to adapt

as Christians. The move would face a significant challenge taking into account the high number

of Christians globally. The dominance of Christians and Muslims on earth would make the

project failure. No person would be willing to go against the will of God as it could result in

wrath. In actual sense going against the will of God would make the occupants of mars get

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abandon by God. The result would get increased in suffering and death (Rummel, 2001).Besides

mars being a separate continent from earth lacks or falls away from the religious teaching that is

on laws and principles governing life. The attribute makes it almost impossible to have

experience on Mars God being the Controller cannot agree to have persons away from their area

of interest. Settling in mars would be seen as a similar to Adam feeding on the forbidden fruits

and would attract similar wrath.

Nature of mars

Mars is believed to have a deficiency of oxygen and other essential gases like carbon

dioxide. Lack of these crucial gases makes the settling of persons in mars impossible on the basis

that human being needs oxygen for gases exchange while plants need Carbon dioxide for

photosynthesis. Lack of the two gases makes the life impossible in planet Mars as there will be

nothing to be fed by the human being. Besides most human-related activities depends solely on

the two gases hence lack of them will result in lack of basic needs that depend on the gases.

Artificial production of the two gases is impossible. It makes the whole project failure as there

can never be ant nonstop gas producer enough to cover Mars (Kieffer, 1977).

Conclusion

The mission to Mars in my view and understanding is, however, a waste of time, money and

risking the lives of human beings. NASA's believe that there is a deficiency of oxygen in Mars

shows that no human being can survive on the planet. Human and all other living organisms

requires plenty of oxygen to survive. Currently, the space explores have been carrying their

oxygen while in the mission to make them alive. The United States should not carry the mission

since it requires a lot of money and the mission of moving to the mars for settlement cannot work

due to oxygen deficiency. The United States should use the funds in helping the poor in the

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society than spending on a mission that would never benefit the residents and the entire world.

The NASA also in a religious view are trying to go against the creation of God. God created

everything and choose to make the earth the home of all living organisms including plants hence

humanity should follow the suit and avoid trying to imitate the Gods creation.

References

Hoffman, S. J., & Kaplan, D. I. (1997). Human exploration of Mars: the reference mission of the

NASA Mars exploration study team.

Oberg, J. E. (2017). Mission to Mars: Plans and concepts for the first manned landing. Stackpole

Books.

Malin, M. C., & Edgett, K. S. (2001). Mars global surveyor Mars orbiter camera: interplanetary

cruise through primary mission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 106(E10),

23429-23570.

Rummel, J. D. (2001). Planetary exploration in the time of astrobiology: protecting against

biological contamination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 98(5), 2128-

2131.

Kieffer, H. H., Martin, T. Z., Peterfreund, A. R., Jakosky, B. M., Miner, E. D., & Palluconi, F. D.

(1977). Thermal and albedo mapping of Mars during the Viking primary

mission. Journal of Geophysical Research, 82(28), 4249-4291.

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