Living on Mars

TRAVEL IN SPACE 1. Explain the problems associated with landing people on Mars including (a) large distances, (b) food and water (c) shelter, (d) oxygen supplies, (e) what to take, (f) other costs, (g) other problems The problems associated with landing people on Mars is that, for starters, the fact that Mars is almost 79 million kilometers from Earth, it would take almost six months just to reach Mars. If we were to colonize Mars then the …

…the journey is for the astronauts to prepare their families for their departure and some family members would not take lightly the fact that someone they know, a family member, is going into space and all the risks associated with travelling into space. Family members would need to be reassured of the safety of space travel and if it makes them feel any better, to make a will just in case worst comes to worst.