The First Humans on Mars | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Just a few years ago sending people to Mars was just the stuff of science fiction; however, now NASA has a 25-year time frame to put astronauts in orbit around Mars. Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, has an even more pressing time line.

They are developing a reusable vehicle that can send 100 people at a time to begin colonizing Mars. While the spacecraft may get people there, how they live will require using many high-tech alternatives to make Mars hospitable to people with its low gravity, oxygen-free atmosphere, and high radiation.

Key Takeaways:

• Mar’s gravity is weaker than earths.
• Mars’ atmosphere is almost all CO2
• Humans want to get people on Mars in the next ten years.

“Colonize the red planet.”

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References:

• Patreon.com/pbsspacetime
• PBS Space Time (YouTube Channel)