The Mars Scene: Earth To Mars

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there is a 36-page report that explains exactly what’s needed to make these missions to Mars a reality. NASA’s ultimate goal is to be “Earth independent,” meaning they want people to go there and stay, not to go for a little while and come back. Three billion years ago, however, the situation may have been much different. In 2012 the Mars Curiosity rover beamed images back to Earth containing some of the most concrete evidence that water once flowed in abundance on the planet. Small, remarkably Why? Well, that's a problem of orbital mechanics. The orbit of Mars around the sun takes about 1.88 Earth years. The planets have to line up just right to send a spacecraft from earth to mars using the standard route, called a Hohmann transfer (named after The plan can be read online at: go.nasa.gov/1VHDXxg The journey to Mars crosses three thresholds, each with increasing challenges as humans move farther from Earth. NASA is managing these challenges by developing and demonstrating capabilities in These sands look to have been laid down in a martian river delta over 3 billion years ago. NASA/JPL-Caltech One of the joys of geology is painting a picture of a different world—a long-ago world otherwise completely lost to us. If you’re a planetary From NASA release: NASA just released its very detailed plan on how to leave Earth and travel to Mars. “NASA is closer to sending American astronauts to Mars than at any point in our history,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. “Today .

NASA says its journey to Mars is comprised of three types of work: Earth reliant, proving ground and Earth independent. Earth reliant work includes all the Mars-related science experiments being conducted on the International Space Station -- much of it The journey to Mars essentially has three hurdles, each with increasing challenges as humans move farther from Earth. These steps, however, allow NASA to manage these challenges one at a time while developing and demonstrating capabilities in incremental NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovered the small, round stones near its landing site in Gale Crater on the Red Planet in 2013. Researchers previously determined that these stones resemble those found in rivers on Earth, which become round as they slide "We are on a journey to Mars," read the report. "In the next few decades, NASA will take steps toward establishing a sustainable human presence beyond Earth, not just to visit but to stay." The first phase involves more research on the International Space .