On Thursday, February 18, the world took a breather as the persecution of NASA’s Perseverance science brought its dangerous descendants to the Martian surface. After more than seven months of flying, the rover, along with the small Ingenuity artificial helicopter, successfully landed on Mars and began its mission to explore the planet’s potential. This remarkable achievement sparked a worldwide interest in space exploration and the opportunities for humans, with the subject moving across the internet. Now he raises the obvious question: what comes next?
Mankind has been trying to understand space for thousands of years, and while the idea of dark matter and energy still reveals many unknown things, we have come a long way. Against all odds, Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin made his first foray into humanity in 1961, and the decade became even more exciting as Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969. .However humans have not been to the dusty surface, or anywhere beyond the edge of the Earth, since 1972, hope has not yet been lost.
Now, billions of entrepreneurs like Elon Musk are making the promise of rockets that are appropriate for human travel, and the SpaceX CEO has said he is ‘extremely confident’ that the company will have people on the Red Planet by 2026. Speaking at an award-winning webcast in 2020, Musk expressed his hopes for the future of the project: ‘if we get lucky, maybe even four years. ‘The SpaceX competition, however, with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Virgin CEO Richard Branson also seeks to position itself as the next business frontier, in what has been put together as the‘ billions space race ’. ‘
The promise of a commercial space is growing, with the Russian space agency Roscosmos partnering with Space Adventures to create a new tourism destination aboard the International Space Station (ISS). In a statement about the deal, Space Adventures CEO and Chairman Eric Anderson said, ‘we look forward to working with Roscosmos to try to open the end of space for all. ‘Russia’s grand scheme to return to the space tourism industry is also offering a $ 40 million five-star orbital experience with a grim view of the Earth from the ISS, providing a prime luxury holiday view.
While sending people into space is still an interesting sight, the importance of researchers is growing. NASA’s Stability, along with their study of Mars, is also equipped to collect rock and earth samples, and there is the potential to return these samples to Earth for further analysis – something that has never been done in the history of space exploration. . The European Space Agency also has big plans: the JUICE Explorer is ready for launch in 2022, on a mission to explore Jupiter’s three branches, as well as the Giant Gas itself.
Aditi Hrisheekesh, who loves space very much, has expressed her anticipation of upcoming space missions. ‘There’s so much out there that we didn’t think we’d be able to see and experience, but it’s really interesting about how it’s now possible to study and possibly live on those planets. ‘ She went on to say how ‘amazing’ it was to look at pictures from space and learn about the fascinating discoveries made by scientists.
While these ideas are repeated by people all over the world, the future of space travel is not so strong. The costs associated with these missions are astronomical (no pun intended!) And interestingly the funds provided by governments cannot support the aspirations of space agencies. Perhaps this is why the international space level is slowly growing with billions of investment companies like SpaceX.
Financial problems are not the only ones on the list; many in the space flight community believe we shouldn’t start counting down to Mars before we make it to the Moon again. They say it is only logical to ensure that we have the technology and capabilities for more deep space missions and that a research station on the Moon is the next beneficial step in our study of space. NASA ‘s announcement of plans to send the first and next female back to the moon by 2024 could mean that this goal, and all in the future, is less achievable.
The prospects for space travel are certainly exciting and with the eyes of the world on space agencies, the expectation is yet to be seen. Perhaps in the future, space travel will be the norm, with the possibility of a Martian holiday on the horizon, but only time will tell.
Article by Aashi Shah