The Journey To MARS| The Discovery That CHANGES EVERYTHING!!

Our neighboring planet only sits 54 million kilometers away, so what's the big hold up? There aren't many great options for interplanetary destinations in our solar system, beyond Earth in terms of weather, atmospheric conditions, or even simply solid ground. Our near neighbor Venus is so hot that we'd burn up before reaching anywhere near solid ground. Pluto would also break thermometers in the opposite direction, with temperatures as frigid as negative 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter are primarily made up of hazardous gases that would kill humans even if they did have solid ground to walk on. And that's without even addressing the strong storms on those planets. Mars is the only planet that sits within the habitable orbit around our sun. After more than 50 years, mankind has colonized the moon, sent vessels to Pluto, and even ventured beyond the outer reaches of our solar system. We've even successfully landed a number of spacecraft on Mars, including the NASA Perseverance rover and the Chinese Zhurong rover, which is presently circling the planet and sending back images and other useful data. In 1969, the first humans were sent to the moon by NASA. Apollo 11 was the first time in mankind's history when humans set foot on another world. Since then, many have fantasized about continuing our trip through space, aiming to set foot on Mars eventually. So why haven't humans yet traveled to Mars? For many years, NASA and other international space agencies like SpaceX have been working on building the necessary technologies to land people on Mars. Technology was not as developed when humans first set foot on the moon. Therefore, by this point, it would seem we should have arrived on Mars. Mars, however, is considerably harder to reach. The difference is that the moon is really close to us, whereas Mars is far distant even when it's closest to Earth. Even if Mars and the Earth are closest to one another, traveling there would take a month or longer. It would be very difficult to simply turn around if something went wrong, because that is a long time to spend in the vacuum of space. Elon Musk claims that although the race to become the first person to walk on Mars is still going on, it's taking longer than expected. Though the idea of human colonization of Mars has long been the stuff of science fiction, it might not be long before the first astronaut steps foot there. Although the Martian atmosphere is inhospitable for life currently, some evidence suggests that it might have harbored life in the past. Probes on the planet have found the presence of frozen water and other evidence that suggests the planet might once have inhabited life. In 1971, the Soviet Mars 3 space probe became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, although it failed within the next few seconds. Five years later, the first fully successful Mars lander, Viking 1, touched down on the Red Planet. The Viking 1 was part of a NASA mission to investigate the Red Planet and search for signs of life. Since then, there have been several successful unmanned missions to the Red Planet, some of which include the Curiosity rover, which landed back in 2012, and the Perseverance rover, which landed in 2021. NASA is optimistic that it will be successful in sending the first manned mission to Mars as early as in the 2030s, although long-term missions would take longer. In 2015, NASA said that the first crewed flight to Mars might happen in 2030 with the Perseverance rover supporting the human mission. They further claimed that the astronauts sent won't have to build their own base on Mars because robots sent from Earth would have already done the job for them ahead. Private space exploration companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Space Travel Agency are also working on the Red Planet's missions and they aim to send crewed flights to Mars in the coming decade. SpaceX is taking the lead as regards, with the company's CEO and founder Elon Musk recently saying humans will likely land on Mars by 2029 at the earliest. Musk had earlier said that his company was aiming to achieve a crewed mission to Mars in 5 to 10 years. While space fanatics are excited about possible manned missions to Mars, there are real challenges ahead. Guys, before we continue, please like and subscribe. You've done that? Cool! The Red Planet is approximately 34 million miles distant at its closest point, which is the first obstacle. Since the Earth and Mars orbit, the Sun at different rates and distances, the distance to Mars is not constant. As a result, there are some times of the year when traveling between the two is more advantageous, especially when keeping in mind that the goal isn't just to reach Mars quickly, but also to return. Second, getting to Mars is one more thing, but actually landing there is probably going to be one of the hardest parts of a human trip. Systems for landing rovers on Mars have usually used a combination of parachutes and covering the rover with airbags to reduce the impact. These methods will likely not work for landing humans on Mars, and we might need to land a rocket on the alien surface physically. Although businesses like SpaceX have succeeded in landing rockets on Earth, it will be much more challenging to do so on Mars. Landing rockets is extremely difficult. It will probably take several tries before a human mission is feasible, because we've not yet sufficiently experimented with launching rockets onto Mars' surface. It's not possible to simply lift an object off the surface of Mars due to its surface gravity. In contrast to lunar missions, where landers were employed rather than rockets, if the first humans on Mars ever hoped to return home, a rocket would be required. Along with technology, more research is required to determine how humans, which are able to survive in the atmosphere and gravitational pull of the Earth, will fare in the low-gravity and confined spaces of spacecraft for extended periods of time. A round trip might take between two and three years, given that it would take about nine months to travel to the Red Planet using current technology. Since the first humans would probably spend a considerable amount of time on Mars, they would need to learn how to adapt to the Martian environment. The surface temperature of the planet can vary greatly, from as high as 20 degrees Celsius to as low as negative 100 degrees Celsius. Without a magnetic field, solar radiation would be far greater than it is on Earth, the planet's atmosphere is far too thin for anyone to go there unprotected. Our bones and muscles would be affected by Mars' low surface gravity. Humans would also have to endure severe Martian dust storms in addition to these issues. In addition to radiation protection, the astronauts would need food, water and oxygen during that time. Because there is no known technology to use to acquire Martian resources for water, building materials and fuel, everything will have to be taken from Earth. Overall, the idea of a voyage to Mars looks appealing, but these outstanding issues must be taken care of first. There are two ways to thrive on Mars. In order to safeguard people from Mars' hostile climate, we must first build shelters on the planet's surface. Second, since Martian lava tubes would provide defense against radiation and dust storms, humans could be able to survive there. The astronauts wouldn't have to invest as much time in creating homes to protect them from the environment if they lived in lava tubes. Lava tube construction has been going on for a while. Studies have been done on the astronauts who lived in the International Space Station to see how they handled the solitude and low gravity there as well as how they handled returning to Earth. Additionally, previous lunar missions have provided insight into how astronauts manage the low-gravity environment in space. In order to carry out his intentions to even establish a city on Mars, Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of SpaceX, is striving to send his Starship spacecraft there. In his first statement in this regard, he predicted that this milestone would be attained between 2024 and 2026. NASA absolutely plans to send humans to Mars at some point, and it may do so within the next 20 years despite the challenges involved. The first astronauts will visit Mars, according to NASA's current plan, probably in the late 2030s or early 2040s. Even though that is the projected timeline, it's subject to NASA's budget levels. Unfortunately, NASA's funding has been steadily declining over time, which has resulted in repeated delays of human trips to Mars.