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When will we be able to send humans to Mars?
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Well I can send a mars to a human, so I think we are ok for now:P
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The problem with sending someone to Mars is not so much getting them there, it's just that in all likelyhood it's a 1 way trip.
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Venus is much closer to Earth than Mars, and though a terresterial planet (as opposed to a compact gas planet), our crafts incinerate when they get close to it.
The Russians, actually, were the first to "land" on Venus in the 60s.
The problem with a human mission to Mars are so many and varied that I would not know where to begin or end. I hope it happens, though, within my lifetime. I love NASA and science and exploration.
Oh some country or another will do it eventually to prove A) they're still a "power"
I'm a new power hear my roar C) a combination of the two.
Aside from that we won't be seeing humans on mars for a LONG time.
I find it amazing that by 2020 first world countries will be competing to get immigrants.
Takes about 2,5 years for a return trip, but thats only if all conditions would be 100% perfect, their still working out on many known issue's, but there bound to encounter many unknown issue's and to sort of prepare for that it will take many more years before we might eventually reach mars.
Some more info for those intrested: Surviving Space , Getting to Mars
The Russians had a weird hard on for getting to Venus...but I'm not sure why you bring it up since no human could ever survive on or near Venus without a ridiculous amount of protection that I'm not even sure exists today.
As far as Mars goes...there's not really a reason right now to put a human on Mars that I can think of other than to be able to say that we did it.
Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.
The Russians had a weird hard on for getting to Venus...but I'm not sure why you bring it up since no human could ever survive on or near Venus without a ridiculous amount of protection that I'm not even sure exists today.
As far as Mars goes...there's not really a reason right now to put a human on Mars that I can think of other than to be able to say that we did it.
You made my point: "there's [no] . . . reason . . . to put a human on Mars."
Look at the moon, just the opposite of a regular plan: soft core and hard on the outside.
We have so much to learn about our solar system.
Well nasa can put a human on mars right now really. Just get someone to donate there body and ahve nasa send it to Mars.
Another great example of Moore's Law. Give people access to that much space (developers and users alike) and they'll find uses for it that you can never imagine. "640K ought to be enough for anybody" - Bill Gates 1981
Ya, we can send a live person to Mars. The problem is coming back. The structures would need to be built to propel a ship back into space, and that takes settlment for some time. Which is why finding water and a survivable habitat is necessary. Considering BioDome failed, another method has to be used.
You're doing it wrong.
I'm the doughnut. >=(
Decent video on the search for life and water on Mars: fora.tv/2008/12/01
Former president George W. Bush charted a new course of human exploration of the solar system: Right now, it looks like the first mission sending humans beings to Mars will happen within most of our lifetimes, and is scheduled to occur by the year 2030.
There are certainly reasons to put humans on Mars. Its called precious metals(iron, copper, gold, etc), and gems. Before my lifetime ends, and certainly before my child's lifetime ends I firmly believe we will see private corporations on Mars. There are literally trillions of dollars to be made on Mars. Its not just for epeen.
The Russians had a weird hard on for getting to Venus...but I'm not sure why you bring it up since no human could ever survive on or near Venus without a ridiculous amount of protection that I'm not even sure exists today.
As far as Mars goes...there's not really a reason right now to put a human on Mars that I can think of other than to be able to say that we did it.
There is so much technology that came about from our exploration of the moon that we still use today. That space program catapulted us years ahead in personal technology.
I'm not a big fan of government programs, but done right this could push us even further ahead again. If NASA does like they did with the moon missions and make all the technology public domain so that private businesses can use it and modify it then who knows where we would be in the next 10 to 20 years or so. Not just with landing on Mars, but on our own planet as well. Our standard of living could be way better.
There are tons more reasons to explore space other than just reaching the planet.
Not to mention, but there is a serious lull in the motivation of kids to go into Science these days. Other than in the medical and somewhat in the computing fields serious research is not really going on. This could spark some fertile minds into gear when they begin to dream of what they can do with themselves other than just be a consumer.