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Meet the 4 Women Astronauts Interested in Going to Mars
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:16 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:16 am
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The mission itself is at least 15 years away—it will take that long to build and test every last piece of equipment. But it's already the most hotly anticipated space-exploration effort ever. Governments around the world—in China, Europe, and Russia—have plans in the works to at least land robots on Mars, while in the U.S., private companies like SpaceX are partnering with NASA on a human mission and plotting their own commercial trips. And unlike the 1960s race to the moon, this time women are playing pivotal roles—building rockets, designing space suits, and controlling the remote rovers that are already sending momentous insights back from Mars.
A human landing will not, to put it mildly, be easy. The shortest route to our planetary neighbor is 35 million miles. Just getting there will take six to nine months; a round-trip, two to three years. "This will be the longest, farthest, and most ambitious space-exploration mission in history," says Dava Newman, Ph.D., NASA's deputy administrator. Once they've landed, the astronauts will have to navigate giant dust storms, temperatures that can plummet to minus 284 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, and an atmosphere filled with cancer-causing galactic radiation. If their equipment fails? NASA won't hear an SOS for 10 minutes. And there's no turning back. "It's not like the moon; that's a three-day trip," says Jason Crusan, director of advanced exploration systems at the agency. "When you go to Mars, you're going. You can't abort."
The mission itself is at least 15 years away—it will take that long to build and test every last piece of equipment. But it's already the most hotly anticipated space-exploration effort ever. Governments around the world—in China, Europe, and Russia—have plans in the works to at least land robots on Mars, while in the U.S., private companies like SpaceX are partnering with NASA on a human mission and plotting their own commercial trips. And unlike the 1960s race to the moon, this time women are playing pivotal roles—building rockets, designing space suits, and controlling the remote rovers that are already sending momentous insights back from Mars.
A human landing will not, to put it mildly, be easy. The shortest route to our planetary neighbor is 35 million miles. Just getting there will take six to nine months; a round-trip, two to three years. "This will be the longest, farthest, and most ambitious space-exploration mission in history," says Dava Newman, Ph.D., NASA's deputy administrator. Once they've landed, the astronauts will have to navigate giant dust storms, temperatures that can plummet to minus 284 degrees Fahrenheit in winter, and an atmosphere filled with cancer-causing galactic radiation. If their equipment fails? NASA won't hear an SOS for 10 minutes. And there's no turning back. "It's not like the moon; that's a three-day trip," says Jason Crusan, director of advanced exploration systems at the agency. "When you go to Mars, you're going. You can't abort."
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 11:17 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:17 am to Oates Mustache
Thanks for the pic
ETA: 1,3,4,2
ETA: 1,3,4,2
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:18 am to ForeverLSU02
I beat your arse with the edit, Forevermabitch02.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 11:19 am
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:19 am to Oates Mustache
Remember what happened last time we sent a woman into space?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:19 am to Oates Mustache
Upvoted for the GYATM pic alone.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:20 am to Oates Mustache
So they're all lesbians?
"Ride Sally Ride..."
"Ride Sally Ride..."
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:21 am to Oates Mustache
1,3,4
I ain't got the correct gear for 2.
I ain't got the correct gear for 2.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:21 am to Oates Mustache
quote:
And unlike the 1960s race to the moon, this time women are playing pivotal roles— designing space suits
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:26 am to Oates Mustache
quote:
But it's already the most hotly anticipated space-exploration effort ever.
One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.
Durrrrrr
Posted on 1/7/16 at 11:26 am to Oates Mustache
We are 20 years away. They'll be too old. The ones who will actually go are about 10-15 years old right now.
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