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It seems that Dennis Tito, the founder of a private space organization called, "Inspiration Mars Foundation" is planning to work with SpaceX to send a flyby mission to Mars by 2018! Apparently Dennis Tito was the first commercial astronaut who came aboard the International Space Station during 2001. Overall, he spent a total of $20 million on the voyage. Dennis vows to the claim that he and SpaceX will only use existing technology for the sake of keeping everything cheap and reusable. Another way in which he will keep the cost down is by only pursuing a brief fly-by of the red planet.
His main objective is to spark the planning of a manned mission to Mars into a spur of progress. After the fly-by mission in 2018, he then plans on using reusable technology, designed by SpaceX, to send a man to Mars. He does seem to get the fact that NASA is constantly sending mission to Mars, however they are run by robots, rather than humans. Which is why he wants to send a man to Mars, because he believes sending a man will obtain the full potential of the mission, especially when it comes to finding either life itself or signs of life.
If you wish to learn more about Dennis Tito and how he plans to go to Mars, you can go here: http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/space-tourist-mission-to-mars-in-2018-130221.htm
ReplyDeleteWhy does it have to be a man that goes to Mars? Why can't a woman be the one to go? And why is a manned mission better than a remote mission?
ReplyDeleteMainly because your options of conducting experiments with a robot are a lot more limited compared to having a human on Mars. For example, if you were to send a robot, you would have to only install certain instruments, as opposed to having a human there who could make different tools. Also, if NASA feels a woman would be more suitable to go to Mars, then so be it.
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