Things We Need To Get To Mars

How We Would Get To Mars

By: John. K

Have you ever looked at articles that say we are getting closer to getting to Mars, and wondered what life would be like up there? Well, if we get up there we will need some better technology. For example, we would need air bubbles, artificial gravity, and better rocket ships. These are only a few things we would need to go to Mars, not nearly enough by themselves to get us there. 

The first thing we would need is an air bubble. We would need it to breathe. We could make a see-through dome of the sort with trees, which would be a mini-ecosystem for people on Mars. That would allow us to make bubbles all over the surface and not disturb Mars on the outside. The bubbles would need to be big enough to cover a state so that you can travel around in your bubble. You would also need a way to travel to other bubbles so you could get a rover bus of the sort.

The second thing you would need to live on Mars would be artificial gravity. In case you don't know what artificial gravity is, here is the definition: a simulated gravity or sensation of weight established within a spacecraft by means of the craft's rotation, acceleration, and deceleration. We already have a slight amount of gravity in space but that requires some very complicated maneuvers like spinning. That is only for a short time before you go back to floating around. To get to Mars you need true gravity even when you're not moving. Whether that be something simple like fans or something very complicated that reverses the effect of space and gives gravity one way or another we need artificial gravity.

The third thing we need is better spaceships. We would need this because as it is we can't get to Mars. To be more clear, the distance from the Earth to the moon is 828 times more than the Earth to the moon. So we would need 828 times more fuel in our ships and the fuel is already more than the entire rest of the ship. If we need 828 more times fuel then we're screwed. We need either more efficient fuel or a better way of holding it. Also, we need better living compartments for the astronauts. It takes seven months for astronauts to make it to Mars. and the longest someone has been in space is a little over a year. So that record would have to be demolished. To get any research done we need better living conditions so people can live up there for longer.

To conclude in order to live on Mars we would need three things: air bubbles, artificial gravity, and better spaceships. If we combined all of these things together we would with some extra help be able to traverse Mars and even live there someday.