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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