From the potential for a good life there, to the conditions that make Mars a viable
planet to colonize on, join me as we explore 9 reasons we should go to Mars!
9.
We Can't Stay On Earth Throughout human history, there is a singular
goal that has driven much of humanity and beyond: survival.
When we were in the ice age we made fires and fur coats and did what we could to survive.
When we got the ability to grow our worlds, we did so.
When we felt there were threats that could endanger our lives or the lives of our loved
ones, we fought back.
And when the time came to advance ourselves, we made new technologies to create new possibilities.
To that end, Earth has become something very special for the most part.
We have our issues of course, but overall, Earth is wonderful.
But that's actually part of the problem.
Despite it being wonderful, the issues we do have are numerous, and they're growing
with every single year that we are living on the planet.
And that's one of the main reasons we need to get to Mars, it will solve certain problems.
One of the biggest ones it'll help potentially solve is overpopulation.
The Earth's population is growing every single year, and the problem with that is simple.
The more people that are on this planet, the more resources that are going to be used up
by its population.
So, by taking potentially large chunks of the Earth's population and sending them to
Mars, we help that problem...at least in the short-term.
Another thing though is the resources I just mentioned, if we were to go to Mars, we could
be ferrying resources from the red planet to Earth that could help in the long run.
Including the fact that there is gold on Mars.
The Earth is a wonderful place for humanity right now, but with every year that we are
on it, we're putting a timer on how long we can not only stay there, but how long we can
survive there as a whole.
But going to another planet, we take a major step in our survival, and most people are
indeed looking at it in that way.
8.
Finding More Truths On Mars While it is very true that a lot of people
want to go to Mars because of the very basic fact that they think it's a viable planet
to live on (more on that later), there is another major factor in the decision to go
there.
And it's a bit more scientific.
You see, when it comes to Mars, we both know a lot, and very little.
Over the many decades of the space program we have landed rovers on Mars, gotten soil
sample, rocks, found water on Mars, clay on Mars, learned more about its history and its
atmosphere, etc.
On the whole, that feels like a lot.
But in truth?
It's only scratching the surface of the red planet and what's really on it.
So why does landing on Mars help improve that?
Simple, because it takes a lot of effort to coordinate a mission via a rover and then
wait to get samples back on Earth to study them and THEN find out if it was worth it
or not.
But...if we were living on Mars...and already had a scientific lab or research base on there
to study the samples...it would go a lot quicker, wouldn't it?
"But aren't we going to send colonists to Mars to expand the human race?" you might
be asking.
And yeah, eventually that will be the goal.
But would you send a bunch of unprepared people to Mars to start building our new world?
Or, would you send a team of specialists to test things out and make sure the planet REALLY
IS good for life?
Exactly.
The first wave or so of Mars colonists is going to be the people not only setting up
the bare bones of the eventual colony, but scientists who will do a variety of tests
in a much quicker time to help ensure that life can survive there.
What's more, there's always the possibility that one of these scientists find proof of
life on Mars...
"You cannot rule out the fact that a Mars rock with life in it landing on the Earth
kicked off terrestrial life, and you can only really test that by finding life on Mars,"
Christopher Impey, a British astronomer and author of over a dozen books in astronomy
and popular science, told Business Insider.
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7.
This Goal Advances Our Technology Humanity can be very intelligent, over the
many hundreds of thousands of years of life, humanity has gone from using sticks to fight,
to having drones that can be remote-controlled hundreds of miles away.
We've gone from riding horses, to flying in the sky at mach speed.
It's incredible, but if you look at the history of many of these wonderful inventions, you'll
see that some came by accident (Penicillin, X-Rays, etc), and some had to be created with
a serious goal in their minds (engines, Atomic Bomb, etc.).
"Only by pushing mankind to its limits, to the bottoms of the ocean and into space, will
we make discoveries in science and technology that can be adapted to improve life on Earth."
This line from a famous scientist is very true, and that's a major reason why we need
to go to Mars, because this particular goal is going to advance our technology.
In fact, it already has in certain ways if you pay attention.
After all, it wasn't so long ago that the space program at NASA was shut down because
people thought they couldn't bring anymore to the table.
This inspired Elon Musk (among others) to try and light the fire under the world again
by daring to go into space via his own space organization Space X.
What's more, he realized that he could make spaceships at a fraction of the cost if done
right.
The results are that he's now working with NASA and others to create faster and faster
spaceships to get us to Mars and beyond.
He's also working on the technologies that would enable us to build the Mars colonies
faster than we would with the basic technologies we have right now.
Plus, once we get to Mars, there is little doubt we're going to need even more special
and potentially innovative technology to make living there work.
And more than likely, we're going to need it ASAP!
So while it may seem "out there" to go to Mars, it's not.
There are plenty of projects going on right now to make Mars a truly great place to live
that could have HUGE impacts here on Earth if we get it done, and done right.
And an easy way to do that is by setting a goal and pushing people towards it.
6.
Its Inspiring!
There was a time a few decades ago when people looked up at space and wondered, "What's up
there?"
Then, with the birth of NASA and the space program, many kids and adults dreamed of being
the next person to go to the stars, to go to the moon, to go to the International Space
Station, and more.
But...that inspiration has honestly died over the years with the fall of NASA.
Sure, there is the dream of the ISS still as that's still floating above us.
But a lot of people look at space now and go, "Eh, Earth is good enough."
By going to Mars, and not just landing on it, but colonizing it, we set a new landmark
moment in human history.
And now, young people are dreaming of being the next "landmark maker".
"Yes, if it galvanizes an entire generation of students in the educational pipeline to
want to become scientists, engineers, technologists, and mathematicians," one scientist said.
"The next generation of astronauts to land on Mars are in middle school now."
And that's what we need, we need the next generation to start dreaming again because
it's those dreams that become ideas, that become inventions, and push humanity even
further to the stars.
5.
The Morale Of The World I'm sure you'll think we're waxing poetic
with this one, but I assure you that this is meant to be honest in the biggest way possible.
For those of you who remember what it was like when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed
on the moon, it wasn't just a "good moment", it was indeed an inspiring one.
But just as important, it was a major milestone in human history!
To the extent that to this day over 50 years later it's still talked about as a major human
achievement.
People thought much more positively about life after that happened because "if man could
land on the moon, what else could it do?"
The 2000's have been very up and down for not just the United States, but the world
as a whole.
Long wars, political unrest, large stretches of violence, and more!
In short, the world needs a morale boost, and what better way than to set foot on Mars
for the first time and show the world that there is STILL some landmark moments left
for humanity?
If we pull this off, and do it in a way that shows the world working together towards a
singular goal, then the possibilities of what comes next are...limitles.
4.
Its Honestly the Best Viable Candidate So let's get to the heart of the matter here
for a sec, ok?
There's a reason why humanity is so deadset on Mars being the planet we try and colonize
on.
It's because after decades of research, and test probes, and satellite imagery and samples
being sent by Rovers and such, Mars just simply is the best candidate for trying to make a
colony on other world.
We can't do it on Venus because it's a greehouse planet, there are moons like Titan and Europa
that are plausible to live on...but they're way too far away.
Mars is our neighbor, we know what its surface is like, we know that there is water on the
planet in certain spots, it even technically has the potential for life as we alluded to
earlier.
It's the planet that we honestly have the best shot at going and colonizing and actually
making it work in a reasonable amount of time.
And sometimes?
The most basic reasons work the best.
It's there, we know we can reach it, and we believe that we can live there with enough
time and planning put into it.
That's enough for most people believe it or not.
3.
The History Of Our Solar System Another big reason to go to Mars isn't scientific
per se, but more of a historical venture.
While there's no doubt we'd learn more about Mars once we land on the planet, there is
a bigger aim here.
Humanity has been fascinated by Mars for sometime, especially since we learned that it apparently
was a green-ish planet like Earth before its atmosphere got wrecked in a way that drained
all of its water and left it barren.
So learning its history could be vital to understanding the planet and how we should
tread when colonizing it.
But, also, by studying Mars and its history, we may get new insights into Earth and the
solar system as a whole.
Bringing more clarity to the confusion that is our creation and the creation of the solar
system we now live in.
2.
Why Not?
It may sound trite, but it's true.
Why not go to Mars?
Why just let it set there uninhabited?
Don't we have something of a moral obligation to at least try?
Should we really just be here on Earth and remain stagnant in our ways and beliefs?
Many would argue that this is a direct conflict to human nature.
Humans love to explore, humanity loves to push the boundaries of what we can and can't
do.
Humanity WANTS to be anything but stagnant.
So to them, you would ask, "Why in the world would you risk everything to go to Mars?"
and they would reply, "Why not?"
1.
Landing On Mars Will Kickstart Our Expansion Across The Galaxy
So we've thrown a lot of interesting and various facts as to why we need to go to Mars.
But there's one other major reason that we need to go there beyond survival, beyond science,
beyond achieving a dream and more.
We need to go there...because it's the beginning of our Galactic Empire!!!!!
Ok, I've overexaggerating a bit, obviously this won't be like Star Wars.
However, it is true that many people see Mars as the place where humanity can truly start
walking across the stars.
Because by building up on Mars, we now have two points of travel.
As noted earlier, technology is going to grow through going to Mars.
And with the growth of our space flight tech, we could use Mars as a waypoint for another
jump to another planet, or moon, or other destination that we want to go to.
For example, many scientists think that Titan might be a place that we could colonize due
to it having an atmosphere, plenty of gasses for us to harness as a power source, and more.
But to go from Earth to Titan is ridiculous right now.
But Mars to Titan?
That's a lot closer, especially with advanced spaceflight.
Then, if we get to Titan, who's to say we can't set up a colony further down the line
on say...Pluto?
Then we use Pluto to try and make a jump to Alpha Centauri?
The possibilities are out there.
But right now they're unfeasible because we're not on Mars.
But once we get there, and once we really set ourselves up like a true colony.
Then we have another spot on the map that allows us to expand and grow.
Until eventually...humanity will be spread across the stars...
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