The whole world will need to land on MARS in 2035

Washington : 

The NASA  has stated that they have plan to land humans on the red planet(MARS) in 2035.

              Chief scientist Dr Ellen Stofan, in a series of talks across the UK, outlined the plans of the agency to undertake such a mission in the next two decades. Nasa’s developments in recent years have revolved around ultimately sending people to Mars. These include the creation of the Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket and the Orion capsule.

              Both will be components of any future attempt to land humans on the surface of Mars before returning to Earth. ‘To unambiguously settle the questions of whether there was life on Mars it will take scientists down on the surface,’ Dr Stofan said at the Natural History Museum in London. She added that getting humans to Mars is Nasa’s ‘primary mission’ but there is a long way to go before all the technologies are ready – although she did say 2035 was ultimately the target.

              Prior to the Mars attempt will be a mission to move an asteroid into position between the moon and Earth that will later be visited by astronauts. This is seen as a vital stepping stone for testing the technologies that will eventually make a Mars mission possible. And, in a separate talk at the Royal Institution in London according to the Houston Chronicle, Dr Stofan said Mars ‘remains our primary focus’ in the near term.

But, she says, it is not an undertaking Nasa plans to attempt alone – it will require cooperation on an international scale with other nations. Dr Stofan also adds that the first mission, which would be a return trip of about three years, will be a precursor to humanity ultimately settling and colonising the surface of Mars. ‘I don’t think that first group will necessarily stay there, but we need to think of this as establishing an outpost,’ she said.

               ‘We want it to be possible for those people to come back if they want to, but it’s the beginning of sustained human presence on Mars.’ Dr Stofan, however, as keen to stress the importance of being cautious when undertaking what would arguably be makind’s greatest accomplishment. Other organisations such as the privately funded Mars One have claimed they will land humans on Mars by 2025, but have yet to reveal much research and development that indicates such a goal is achievable.

Nasa, meanwhile, is taking the careful approach. ‘We want to make sure we get living astronauts to the surface of Mars,’ Dr Stofan said according to the Guardian. ‘For us, that is a non-negotiable position. There is a lot of work to do, that’s why we need all of the space agencies around the world working together.’