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Astronomer David Whitehouse predicted that the day he would travel Humans to Mars It may be just a couple of decades away, as Whitehouse has said that humans will be able to travel to Mars in the 2040s, with lunar explorations expected to be successful.
According to what the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported, NASA planned to launch the Odysseus lunar lander to search the dark side, and astronomers believe that the southern region of the moon contains billions of gallons of ice, which is a valuable resource for space travel, because with ice, Astronauts need oxygen to breathe and water to drink.
“So going to the moon has value in itself,” Whitehouse said, adding: “But there is ice on Mars, so what you learn on the moon, you can take and use that technology on Mars.”
He added, “The problem is that the moon is three days away, and it is relatively easy to reach,” adding, “Mars, the trip is the big frontier, because getting there will take a large part of the year.”
He expects it will take at least 15 or 20 years before astronauts can travel to Mars, with the expedition scheduled for the 2040s.
Whitehouse said that the length of time to travel to Mars is a major concern, because astronomers do not know how to survive in deep space on such a long journey.
Humans are protected from radiation by the atmosphere and magnetic field on Earth, but in space, astronauts encounter radiation levels equivalent to a year’s exposure on Earth in just one week.
Perhaps the only way to protect astronauts from radiation exposure on a long mission to Mars is to build a larger spacecraft or use more efficient shielding materials, both of which would make launches more expensive and difficult.
Source: Technology News: An astronomer predicts when humans will travel to Mars. Find out the details
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