Manned Mission to Mars
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Ever since the Sojourner began sending back video images from Mars, a renewed interest in the possibility of a manned mission to Mars has occurred. Such a plan as a mission to Mars raises all sorts of scientific, technical, and philosophical questions that this analysis will attempt to deal with. The main questions covered will be: 1) is there sufficient technology right now to handle such a mission? 2) is it important? 3) what kinds of data can it be expected will be returned? and 4) what are the problems of such a mission?According the best data available, a manned mission to Mars is conceivable using the current technology resources available. For instance, the heavy duty boosters that such a mission would require are already a part of space history, and the land rovers that would be required have been proven with the success of Sojourner. Computer software, tracking systems, communications systems, space habitats, and sophisticated fuel propellants are all available now. It just requires a new way of putting these elements together in a workable plan, which is a project that NASA and other space-related companies are working on right now (Zubrin & Andrews, 1991, 201). There are at least three primary reasons to plan a manned mission to Mars: 1) to look for new minerals and resources; 2) to search for signs of past or present life forms compatible to humans; and, 3) to determine the
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)
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