Will men ever walk on Mars?
I agree that man will walk on Mars since there has always been an interest in further space exploration.
I think that humans will walk on Mars. I think there has always been an interest in space exploration beyond our moon. Because of this interest, there are scientists and researchers studying ways to get men on to Mars. As long as this research and development continues, man will walk on Mars.
Posted by: tadaoantonioYes men will walk on Mars, because Earth isn't big enough anymore.
Generations have been inspired by America going to the moon. Other nations are trying to catch up. Now that our shuttles are grounded, Russia and China have more of a foothold in space, and India is catching up, too. The private sector is also getting into space. The moon will eventually be surpassed as our benchmark for space travel, and we will reach Mars. Men will walk on Mars someday, and so will women.
Posted by: FlakyHerb64Yes, because Mars has stronger gravity than the moon, and Earth-like temperatures.
If men can walk on the moon, I could not think of any reason why men would not be able to walk on Mars sometime in the future. Mars' gravity is at least twice as strong as the moon, and Mars experiences Earth-like temperatures during certain hours of the day.
Posted by: FeIBuddyThere are so many ways to explain and answer the question 'will men ever walk on mars', but I am posting this in response to the only one who answered no, 'Sorry, kids, you're grounded!'
1) Throughout history, humans sprouted from the heart of Africa, since then, we now occupy all the land masses on the planet, give or take a few islands. Yeah, we may not have fully scanned the entire ocean 100%, but we certainly plan on it. What some people don't understand, is that our discoveries in the ocean have helped us realize that organisms can survive without sunlight (geo-thermal vents). This increases the possibility of finding life in deeper places on a planet where humans could not survive. We already know that we have the technology to go to places where we cannot survive, such as the ocean, space and the moon, so Mars is the next stop on the list. Humans of some type of drive to continue exploring. We can never just stop. Yeah it might burn a hole in a wallet for a while but Mars has useful resources.
2) Mr. Anonymous said 'Get used to it already - like it or not, we're "grounded" here on Earth'. I respond to that by pointing out that we have flown in the sky and landed on the moon. We broke the pressure of the very atmosphere and gravity of the planet that binds us to Earth, and did exactly the opposite of what you, i assume was recently said, that we are Earth bound. We have the potential and resources to go far.
3) Some people may not understand why anyone would want to land on Mars considering it is so hazardess. The reason is because we can terraform Mars. The definition is: The terraforming (literally, "Earth-shaping") of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to those of Earth to make it habitable by humans. Okay, now a rover mission on Mars and also satellite picture discovered polar ice caps on the north and south poles of Mars's surface. One of the missions to Mars would be to convert the ice from the caps into purified water and air, which has been successfully done here on Earth.
4) Most people, at least from around my town, think that Mars is just a barren cold wasteland that is not worth exploring. They are dead wrong. 1) Mars may be the closest place in the solar system where we can discover extraterrestrial life forms, weather or not they are intelligent or microbes. 2) The Earth is not a very safe place in our galaxy. Asteroids and global warming are a small example. This is the only planet that we know of that can sustain life. Mars is the closest place we can reach that could possibly be a second home. The process of altering the planet would be a long process taking hundreds, maybe thousands of years to perfect. We have to take the first step to get it started. Why would you want to have one of everything, when you can have more available for whatever the reason? We need 2 planets. We should be a two planet civilization. t is dangerous to remain on only one planet.
5) The Earth is over populated with people. We are running our resources dry. If we went to Mars and used some of our resources to make Mars a farm for Earth creatures, there would be more room to spare and resources to share.
6) The last point I am going to make is that people think that going into space is destroying our atmosphere and using up resources. They are correct, but they believe that for that reason, it is pointless to go into space. They ask, 'how is going into space going to affect my life or change the country or the worlds economy?' I answer by saying that if we can successfully mine an asteroid and bring the material back to Earth, we would be set. There are enormous amounts of elements in asteroids that we could use to build things, power things, and even replenish things. We could even discover new elements that were never on the periodic table and put them to good use.Posted by: Jeffster184I believe men will walk on Mars because technology is moving faster than ever.
Men will walk on Mars one day. I believe it will be sooner rather than later. There have been plenty of unmanned trips to Mars, the next step is a manned trip. Technology is always moving forward. In 1969 people thought that a walk on the moon was impossible but it happened.
Posted by: EveDictatorI don't see any serious reason that can prevent humanity from reaching Mars.
Forecasts about technical progress are very difficult, just think what an ancient roman would have answered if asked about the possibility of men walking on the moon. Besides I am not an expert but I think the only obstacle that now prevents man from walking on Mars is the speed of the vessel. Sometime in the future such speed can be reached that will make it possible to reach Mars in only say a couple of months
Posted by: M4rHunterI think that man will walk on Mars one day due to the fact that our society has made so many advances in science that they can certainly make an advance to allow man to walk on Mars
We have made so many advances in technology over the years such as finding ways to help cancer patients, reduce the effects of AIDs, advancing the technology of computers etc that scientists can certainly find a way for man to be able to walk on Mars. Scientists are finding new ways to do many things in our society that figuring out how someone can walk on Mars will soon be a part of a new discovery.
Posted by: G Alston 100If man can dream it, he can achieve it, through imagination and hard work.
Inventive mankind has a history of achieving what some people believe impossible. For example, although the Montgolfier Brothers had made the first recorded manned balloon flight in 1783, the idea that people could fly in a machine, like a bird, was still inconceivable to most ordinary people. Yet, the Wright Brothers moved ahead with their flying machine, flew successfully, and forever changed the world. What people dream, they can conceive. Man will walk on Mars.
Posted by: DamagedJosue60I am sure that one day men will walk on Mars.
The world is advancing at an accelerating pace. We can see a lot of development taking place. It's found that Mars do have some presence of survival for living creatures. Some years ago, scientists never ever thought of life outside Mars.
These days scientists are continuously doing research and trying the best to walk on Mars. Although there are some setbacks but we all learn from failure and mistakes. I am sure that whatever invention were done, it didn't happen at one go. It took a lot of time. Similarly, I believe that maybe not so soon but one day, men will walk on Mars.Posted by: MoreyCIawLeaving Earth is inevitable, as technology increases.
As technology increases, it is becoming easier and cheaper to develop space travel. In the past, the only organization that could afford to even think about development in space was the government. Then, private enterprises entered the field, by launching their own satellites. Now, private enterprises are playing with the idea of launching their own vessels into orbit. As technology makes these goals cheaper and easier, it is inevitable that humanity will move out into space. Our nearest planet that is even remotely habitable is Mars, meaning that it is extremely likely that men will walk on the surface someday.
Posted by: KnownEvanScience has no limits and neither does man, therefore I think it's clear we will walk on Mars.
We have already been able to send probes out to the edge of our solar system, and are working on a manned mission to Mars as I type this. President Bush increased NASA's funding specifically for this purpose. Where there is an interest man will find a way to get there.
Posted by: daveyxhI think man will walk on Mars and will start colonies on this and other planets.
Resources of our planet are not unlimited. To support population growth we will need colonies on other planets. Manned flight to Mars is important stepping stone to this end. Besides with enough investment this goal is easily within our reach. Moreover putting men on Mars has important inspirational and PR value as well as contribution to science.
Posted by: NadiaJAbsolutely.
Not only will we walk on Mars, but there is a possibility that by 2021, there will be a small manned colony on Mars. It's a private initiative called Mars 1. They have everything planned out, and will start the recruiting for the first batch in a few years. The spacecraft that will take them there is already in contruction. The already are creating all the tools they need to survive.
Posted by: slydessertfoxWe will eventually obtain the further reaches of the Solar System, because we won't be satisfied with anything less.
When JFK challenged the U.S. Space program to achieve moon landing by the end of the 1960s there were certainly skeptics. However, it happened because the challenge had been laid down and the competition was stiff. When mankind realizes the true importance of expanding manned exploration of the universe beyond the moon then we will walk on Mars. We will also walk on the face of other planets and moons in our Solar System, and probably elsewhere eventually.
Posted by: MariaRI believe we will one day walk on Mars. If walking on the moon is possible, walking on Mars does not seem out of the question.
Men will definitely walk on Mars one day when technology advances enough to make it possible. Throughout history, what seems impossible ends up being possible at a later date through technological advances. To say now that men will never walk on Mars is the equivalent of people in the 1920's saying men would never walk on the moon.
Posted by: P0dFit2Yes, I think so, this will be one of the biggest events in human history.
Men, or women, going to Mars, landing and walking on the planet will happen some day. We have been studying the planet for decades and I think we probably know enough about it to be able to design something that would allow us to do this. We have studied the atmosphere, we have the technology to build a spacecraft to make the journey and make the landing. I think this is something that will occur in a relatively short time period. Space exploration has always been a fascination for people. Landing on Mars will be a real triumph.
Posted by: PinkMychTechnological improvement and humanity's enduring interest in space exploration make the trip to our nearest planetary neighbor a virtual certainty.
I remember reading that given current technology, it would take us 18 months to reach Mars; this is not a prohibitive amount of time, and given the perennial fascination people feel with space and the accelerating improvements occurring in computers and engineering, the time required seems likely to decline, all of which makes a trip to Mars extremely likely. It's worth noting that private capital is now financing space travel, not just governments, and between these two sources, the trip seems more likely still. Of course, the ground is solid there and the climate comparatively reasonable, so actually walking on Martian soil once we arrive would present few obstacles either. In sum, it's only a matter of time, and as the prospect becomes more feasible as a near-term phenomenon, excitement and funding are likely to increase. We may well head to Mars in large numbers someday.
Posted by: M4I4cFeIineYes, because it is possible to get to Mars right now, if the federal funding was there.
We have the means of getting people there and getting them home safe, but there are just so many things that need our attention right now. In the future, when the economy gets better and the government can afford to put more money into the space program, we will see several people walk on Mars, and maybe even a human colony or two on the planet in the distant future.
Posted by: R04chGrovYes.
I believe men will walk on Mars, maybe even within a decade! Our planet is advancing so steadily that it would be absurd for us to NOT have life on Mars within a century. No matter how long it takes, I believe that men will someday live on Mars. How could we not?
Posted by: Freedom_for_the_FutureGenesis 1 Commission
God instilled in man a desire to "subdue the earth" which basically means land or ground. I.E, man is to make the universe his dominion. However, I think that our generation will not see is great event because of government red tae and NASA ineptness. But so eBay, the dominion spirit will take mankind to Mars and beyond.
Posted by: Anonymousyes of course
Men will walk on Mars one day. I believe it will be sooner rather than later. There have been plenty of unmanned trips to Mars, the next step is a manned trip. Technology is always moving forward. In 1969 people thought that a walk on the moon was impossible but it happened.
Posted by: AnonymousMen will walk on Mars, because we are always into making technological advances.
One day, men will walk on Mars. Outer space has been an interest for as long as man has lived. We are constantly making technological advances and, one day, we will develop something that will get us there. It probably will not be the U.S., if we keep cutting that spending, but someone will make it out there.
Posted by: eyeslikethat
Maybe, but what's the point...
The exploration of mars or space in general is something we all like to see, living there is another thing altogether. Aside from numerous obstacles, like lack of water, oxygen and an atmosphere, it makes it practically impossible to live there, so why would we even visit. Not to mention the psychological issues that arise from lack of social interaction, or living in isolation. Perhaps most of you bought into the notion that our world population growing and we are running out of food or land to live on. Not the case, there is plenty of land and food here on earth for everyone. No need to venture to other planets that have less resources than we do. We know less about our oceans that we do our solar system. Exploring the oceans would help us learn more about our planet and what we could do to save and preserve what we have left. Not to mentions the untapped resources. Running to another planet doesn't solve our issues here on earth. We'd probably end up ruining Mars too, given enough time.
Posted by: BlueVikingSorry, kids, you're grounded!
Get used to it already - like it or not, we're "grounded" here on Earth, which just happens to be the greatest place in all the universe for people and other living things like us. Why? Because we all co-evolved here for over three billion years and a deep, intricate co-dependency like that isn't going to be shaken off lightly. Oh, there's nothing terribly wrong with fantasizing, it can be lots of fun and a lot less harmless than many kinds of "fun". And, yes, it's conceivable that one day a woman, or possibly even a man, may actually on walk on Mars. But what for? Just to say she did it? Mars ain't no place to raise the kids - in fact, it's cold as "hell". Face it bravely: There is no long-term future for human beings ANYWHERE in the universe except here on good ole Earth. Life is just too difficult to sustain anywhere else, including the Moon. Fortunately for us, there are a lot of really neat places to visit and good things to eat., among other perks. Agriculture on Mars would be exceedingly I think, and there ain't much there to hunt and gather either. So wake up, rub your eyes, and join the world, THIS world. It might not be such a bad place to hang out after all, if we devote the best of ourselves to taking good care of it. P.S. Please don't waste any of my tax dollars on a Martian boondoogle, just so adult Trekkies can strut about and think, "Ooh, aren't we cool?"
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