Will We Ever Set Foot on Mars?
Currently with the US government in huge debt and the cut backs to NASA, it is very unlikely that anything new will happen in the coming years as far as Mars is concerned. I do feel that eventually we will set foot on Mars. Most likely in another 40 - 50 years from now. Anything attempted sooner is surely bound to fail since I feel we have not invested in deep space research to attempt a manned trip to mars or any other spacial body beyond the moon.
A manned mission to Mars should involve landing and establishing some form of base for future manned missions to continue on a regular basis. Unless we visit Mars regularly, I cannot see the point in ever attempting to set foot on Mars in the first place.
Is terraforming Mars a possibility?
Is this even something remotely being considered by the Nasa experts? I do feel that we will reach a breaking point on Earth and we will have to move beyond our own planet for mankind to survive, about 50+ years from now. The resources alone on Earth are becoming limited as I write this and we are already destroying the delicate balance that Mother Nature has created. Terraforming Mars could be a possibility but then again there may be ways to live on Mars without terraforming that we are not aware of today.
Setting up camp on the moon for a small party of experts is a possibility too but I am not sure about 1000's or even 100's of people on the moon is really a good idea. We experience the weather patterns we do today based on a delicate balance between the energy we receive from the sun and the effects of the moon. Would having 100's of people on the moon do more harm than good to the weather patterns on Earth? I am no scientist or have any real experience with anything related to science or physics but any change to the moons tragectory or motion around the Earth would not be a good thing.
Would the daily activities of 100's of people on the moon affect the moon in a manner that is felt on Earth? Many experts might say no but would they be saying this based on scientific fact or any conclusive evidence? If and when we do actually send people to the moon, I hope we tread lightly and do not overstay our welcome.
A manned mission to Mars should involve landing and establishing some form of base for future manned missions to continue on a regular basis. Unless we visit Mars regularly, I cannot see the point in ever attempting to set foot on Mars in the first place.
Is terraforming Mars a possibility?
Is this even something remotely being considered by the Nasa experts? I do feel that we will reach a breaking point on Earth and we will have to move beyond our own planet for mankind to survive, about 50+ years from now. The resources alone on Earth are becoming limited as I write this and we are already destroying the delicate balance that Mother Nature has created. Terraforming Mars could be a possibility but then again there may be ways to live on Mars without terraforming that we are not aware of today.
Setting up camp on the moon for a small party of experts is a possibility too but I am not sure about 1000's or even 100's of people on the moon is really a good idea. We experience the weather patterns we do today based on a delicate balance between the energy we receive from the sun and the effects of the moon. Would having 100's of people on the moon do more harm than good to the weather patterns on Earth? I am no scientist or have any real experience with anything related to science or physics but any change to the moons tragectory or motion around the Earth would not be a good thing.
Would the daily activities of 100's of people on the moon affect the moon in a manner that is felt on Earth? Many experts might say no but would they be saying this based on scientific fact or any conclusive evidence? If and when we do actually send people to the moon, I hope we tread lightly and do not overstay our welcome.
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