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NASA plans to send astronauts on a 30-day mission to Mars. The space agency shared some of its plans for the mission earlier this week. It’s just a concept at the moment, but NASA is looking for feedback on the idea.
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NASA wants to organize a 30-day mission to Mars
The mission isn’t expected to happen anytime soon, obviously. NASA has yet to start its lunar missions first. But the space agency is very interested in putting human boots on the Martian surface. So interested, in fact, that he shared the mission’s main objectives earlier this month.
NASA says the mission will be a two-person surface mission. As such, its primary goals are to prove the viability of living and working on the Martian surface. This means optimizing operations and establishing command, control and coordination on the Moon and Mars. We already knew that the Moon would play an important role in NASA’s Mars missions. But it further fleshes out previous reports.
In addition, NASA has defined several scientific objectives. You can, of course, read the full objectives of NASA’s 30-day mission to Mars. And, if you’re interested, provide feedback on the plan by May 31.
Of course, as I noted above, this is all just a concept. As such, it is highly dependent on many things falling into place at the right time.
The journey is one of the hardest parts
Of course, getting to this fateful mission isn’t going to be easy. For one thing, we just don’t have the technology we need to be able to explore Mars just yet. Scientists are still looking for ways to breathe on Mars. Whether that means long-term gear or even other options remains to be seen.
Plus, a 30-day mission to Mars means astronauts will have to spend months in microgravity. Then, once they reach the Red Planet, they will need to recover to even operate in partial gravity there. NASA says one possible way to solve this particular problem is to have astronauts live in a pressurized rover during their mission.
NASA hopes to complete a 30-day mission to Mars in the late 2030s or early 2040s. However, it remains to be seen how advanced the technology will be by then. We’ll also have to wait and see how well the agency’s Artemis missions do in getting people back to the Moon.
Ultimately, putting human boots on Mars is a noble goal. But, with the right advances and the right funding, NASA might be able to do just that. The only unknown here is when this will be possible.
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