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Mackenzie ValdiviezoAP Lang: ENGL 1010: Per. 4Mrs. McKay4 May 2018FOCUS: Information Presentation**Title**Science is the epitome of development and new beginnings. It consists of research through trial and errortrial, error, and discoveries. It further defines the ideas of the past as well as pushing society towards the future. Astrophysics is a part of science that seeks to expand human knowledge of the worlds beyond our own. They constantly question how other uninhabited planets can be explored and potentially utilized for the benefit of humanity. Out of all the planets that have been examined so far, Mars seems the most promising. With the recent discovery of ice craters, and vast amount of vacant land, Mars holds ***With extensive research and preparation, Scientists have announced the possibility of human survival on this deserted landscape.*** The Manned Mission to Mars will be the turning point of human history, for this would mark the starting of a new civilization developing on a different planet.*** In order for this mission to be executed, a vast amount of financial aid is needed. Astronauts will need to bring supplies not only for the trip towards Mmars, but supplies what they need for when they get there, and for their later but inevitable return.Everything has a reason, and the Manned Mission to Mars deals has to deal with the future population of humans on earth. There are multiple reasons why the mission to Mmars is so important. The biggest reason is that it provides more space for humans to live. In an article written by the United Nations Department of Economic and Ssocial Aaffairs, scientists from that branch estimate that the human population on earth would rise from 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion by 2050 (citation). Now, to some people, this might not seem like a big deal . They might consider more humans a greater benefit to some causes rather than a disadvantage for others. However, there is a limit to how many humans the earth can support. Natalie Wolchover, a writer who majors in physical science, has researched the carrying capacity of Eearth and has discovered that the Eearth can only handle about 9 to 10 billion people (Wolchovercitation). Combining this information with that of the United Nations, by 2050, Eearth will be over crowded, and people will be in trouble. This is where the mission to Mars comes into play***In order for people to understand the depth of the manned mission to Mmars, they have to know who it will take place once all preparations are complete. Now, it doesn’t take rocket science to realize that Mmars is pretty far away from Earth, about 140,000,000 miles apart.***Not only does the process of conquering Mmars take a lot of time, but it takes a lot of effort too, especially for the astronauts. Being sent off into space to another planet without any fool-proof way of ever coming back to earth is a hard realization to carry. Astronauts are to be isolated from Eearth, with barely any contact, and expected to remain calm and focused. Chris Hadfield, a canadian astronaut, and Andrew Grant, a Science Nnews reporter, asked and answered questions regarding the manned mission to mars. A particular question that was asked by Grant stated: Based on your extended stay in space, what have you learned about the challenges of a manned mission to mars? Hadfield’s response included a rather eye opening statement that exclaimed, “Those crews are going to have to become Martians for their own psychological health(citation). In other words,***Money is what decides whether or not this manned mission to mars will take place. A substantial amount of funds are needed for various aspects of this mission. Astronauts must take everything they might need into space for the time it takes to get there, and supplies for things they need for when they get to Mars, and for when they will return. Since this time span is over a couple of years, it is that's going to be a massive amount of supplies that the ship/rocket has to carry. More weight results inequals slower speed, which equals more time in space and more supplies needed. Some of the money will go towards supplies needed for the astronauts and the materials required to make the rocket withstand the extra weight in case there is any sort of malfunction. Furthermore, money will be needed to power the rocket, as well as paying for water. Think of it this way, Eeventually the astronauts are going to run out of water throughout their trip, so their needs to be a place for them to restock. This place would be the***People will only be sent to mars if there is a sure-fire way to sustain life theretheir. Without this sustainability, the astronauts would die after a few days being on the planet mars. One way that the astronauts can sustain their life on Mars would be vegetation growth. As part of an undergraduate student project in Astrobiology at Villanova University, experiments have been carried out, testing how various plants grow in Martian regolith (citation). Martian regolith is a layer of loose, heterogeneous superficial deposits covering solid rock. It includes dust, soil, broken rock, and other related materials that is located on the surface of Mars. By doing such research, Astronauts will be able to grow vegetables within Mars’ out crust, in similars wayss that vegetables grow we grow vegetables on earth.***The manned mission to mars is an important aspect of the future lives of billions of people whether they want it to or not. Though going to mars and collecting data takes time, money, and effort, the research and results from such a massive mission would benefit not only pPlanet earth and keeping it uncrowded, but the future colonization of Mars as well. The manned mission to mars will make its way into American history***Works CitedAmzajerdian, F., et al. “NASA/ADS Search.” NASA/ADS Search, Nov. 2017, ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017SPIE10565E..0MA/abstract.Department of Economic and Social Affairs. “World Population Projected to Reach 9.7 Billion by 2050 | UN DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs.” United Nations, United Nations, 29 July 2015, en/development/desa/news/population/2015-report.html.Grant, Andrew. “REVIEWS & PREVIEWS.” Science News, vol. 184, no. 12, 2013, pp. 28–28. JSTOR, JSTOR, stable/23612879.Guinin, Edward Francis. “NASA/ADS Search.” NASA/ADS Search, Jan. 2018, ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018AAS...23140106G/abstract.Juarez, Jennifer. “More than 100,000 Want to Go to Mars and Not Return, Project Says.”CNN, Cable News Network, 15 Aug. 2013, 2013/08/09/tech/innovation/mars-one-applications/index.html.Lant, Karla. “It's Official. Humans Are Going to Mars. NASA Has Unveiled Their Mission.”Futurism, 28 Apr. 2017, its-official-humans-are-going-to-mars-nasa-has-unveiled-their-mission/.Mars One. “Mars One.” Mars One, .Petranek, Stephen. “Transcript of ‘Your Kids Might Live on Mars. Here's How They'll Survive.’” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Mar. 2015, talks/stephen_petranek_your_kids_might_live_on_mars_here_s_how_they_ll_survive/transcript.Quill, Elizabeth. “From the Archive.” Science News, vol. 180, no. 3, 2011, pp. 32–32. JSTOR, JSTOR, stable/41332603.Space and Astronomy. “Titan: Saturn's Largest Moon - An Alternative Earth?” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Aug. 2017, watch?v=jiD-NMq0pRE.Wilson, Jim. “Journey to Mars Overview.” NASA, NASA, 16 Sept. 2016, content/journey-to-mars-overview.Wolchover, Natalie. “How Many People Can Earth Support?” LiveScience, Purch, 11 Oct. 2011, 16493-people-planet-earth-support.html. ................
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