Do you think man will set foot on Mars in the next 20 years?

Answer 1

I hope we take a trip to Mars in less than 20 years. We waste all this money on a war in a country trying to change people who dont want to be changed.

I find space exploration to be interesting and well worth the time and effort.

Answer 2

Yes. But there are certain problems associated with a Mars mission e.g. there is a bone-loss problem due long-term
exposure to zero-gravity conditions (weightlessness) which if not solved to the satisfaction of the regulatory agencies means NASA Mars Mission 'no-go'. The worst-case scenario to be guarded against is 'go' suddenly being changed to a 'no-go' at the last minute with no time to solve the problem. This would cripple the Mission. It's down to
problem-solvers & NASA being pulled out of 'low Earth orbit'.

Answer 3

Will Man still exist in 20 years?

I think we'll have more pressing matters to worry about than exploring the solar system. For example "Where's all that water coming from?" and "How the hell do you bump start a gulf stream?".

Answer 4

I think there are hurdles to your question:

--NASA needs the governement's full support, financially.
--Martian dust has caused problems for machinery, space suits etc.
--Cosmic radiation poses a threat.
--I'm sure there are many other obstacles...

I am also skeptical on the reasons for space exploration, but also optimistic about human discovery; human discovery needs to be persued, so that knowledge gained may be used in all sorts of ways to improve the grave circumstances human beings find themselves in.

A good thing about mars, is that is contains useful chemicals. These chemicals can even be used to create fuel for the journey back to earth!

Answer 5

No, We have a hard time just sending unmanned probes to Mars. I think the US has lost some of its desire to spend money on space exploration. The young people today worry about Global Warming and American Idol, not far reaching scientific projects.

Answer 6

not a chance
unfortunately human exploration of space has slowed down to a crawl
im 28 years old and theyve done no human exploring in my life time
no moon trips
no manned exploration at all
just a few space shuttles
and a few space stations
robot and probes seems to be the new way forward
which is shite really

Answer 7

No way. We have to get to the moon first and seeing that that's 13 years away and knowing that NASA is just accepting proposals yes only proposals for that mission, there's no way that's gonna be done on NASA's lean budget....Plus there will be a new administration coming up and they can redirect things any way they want. If democrats control the bucks, you can believe that NASA gets more cuts.

Answer 8

We should try to get a man on the moon before we start planning expeditions to Mars.

Answer 9

Its a bit risky and very expensive to send somebody up there. You could do a lot more exploration with mars rovers and surveyor satellites.

Answer 10

Probably not. I suppose a really expensive crash program like Apollo could do it that soon, but nobody wants to pay for it. I know there are people who say they can do it cheaper, but cheaper is still expensive by normal standards, and their plans are pretty shaky, IMO, so they are unable to attract enough money to proceed.