Who will be the first person on Mars?

Daniel Goldin, a scientist at NASA, has said that there are certain things we need to do before we can send someone to Mars. First, we need to build the International Space Station and learn how to work there with people from other nations. We also need to come up with a plan for travelling to Mars that can be done in less than 10 years and won't cost too much money.

If everything goes as planned, NASA expects to send our first person to Mars sometime between the years 2010 and 2020. Who knows, Peter and Nathan . . . maybe if you start planning now, the two of YOU could be the first to copilot a mission to Mars!


Submitted by Peter (age 9, Canada)
and by Nathan (age 12, Walnut Grove, MN, USA)
(September 8, 1997)



Who will be the first person on Mars?

Daniel Goldin (an administrator at NASA) has stated that before we can send a manned mission to Mars, there are at least four things that need to be done: 1)build and operate the planned International Space Station, 2)learn to work and interact with other nations in space, 3)develop an affordable plan for a mission to Mars that can be carried out in 10 years or less, and 4)allow time for the world's economy to improve.

NASA plans to operate the Space Station for the first ten years of the next century and then send astronauts back to the Moon or to Mars in the second ten years. Of course, changes in technology and/or the amount of money available to fund the mission could cause changes in NASA's planned schedule.

Who knows, Peter and Nathan . . . if you start planning now, maybe the two of YOU could be the first to copilot a mission to Mars!


Submitted by Peter (age 9, Canada)
and by Nathan (age 12, Walnut Grove, MN, USA)
(September 8, 1997)



Who will be the first person on Mars?

According to NASA Administrator, Daniel Goldin, there are at least four objectives that must be met before we can send a manned mission to Mars: 1)build and operate the planned International Space Station, 2)gain experience working cooperatively with other nations in space, 3)develop an affordable mission plan that can be carried out in approximately 10 years or less, and 4)allow time for improvement of the world economy.

NASA's current plans are to operate the ISS for at least the first ten years of the next century and then send astronauts back to the Moon or to Mars during the second ten years. Of course, the time frame of these plans are all subject to change depending on budgetary allowances and the pace of technological progress.

Who knows, Peter and Nathan . . . if you start planning now, maybe the two of YOU could be the first to copilot a mission Mars!


Submitted by Peter (age 9, Canada)
and by Nathan (age 12, Walnut Grove, MN, USA)
(September 8, 1997)




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