Mars is not a necessity because Earth’s problems must be solved. Mars is a fourth planet. It’s an uninhabitable planet without atmosphere. The average distance between Mars and Earth is about 225,000,000 kilometers. Mars’s habitability will make colonization a challenge. We will spend money, time and have problems if we go to Mars. First, we must fix the problems on Earth. In a Ted Talk by Luciana Wickiewicz (an astronomer), she said that Mars would be a horrible place to live.
We can use the money we save to solve Earth’s problems. Demarcus Briers, in an article entitled Pros and Cons of a Manned Missions to Mars, states that the cost of a manned Mars Mission would be 20 billion US dollars. This money could have been used better. Yes. Exploring and colonizing Mars will be a waste of time and money. The United States can now pay for national debt, education and climate change. Money is a valuable resource that can be used to repair the Earth. The investments made on Mars can help us fight climate change. Climate change could destroy humanity; we need to fix Earth so that we don’t start over on Mars. NASA invests about 360 million dollars annually, while the United States spends 2.5 billion dollars on Curiosity. Alternatively, fixing climate change will cost $359 trillion by 2050. Mars could be our Plan B. But we still have the ability to fix Earth’s problem, even if it is starting over. Investing 360 million dollars a year and 20+ billions of dollars in Mars exploration is a waste. Money for resources, such as water, oxygen, transportation, domes and building are not included. This list of money squandered on Mars will continue to grow, but people can still live long lives if they consider that Earth’s importance is greater than Mars.
Mars is a new adventure for us and it will bring with it a lot of risk. Mars’s distance from Earth is not the only factor that can impact us. The time required to reach Mars also matters. Our fastest spacecraft will take us to Mars in 39 days. The average journey time is 150-300 days. The longest time people have spent on an aircraft is only 18 hours. Imagine a 39-day stay in outer space. There would be many adverse effects. These include long-term skeletal deterioration, muscle atrophy, and weightlessness. Asteroids, diseases that are new on Mars and the weather can all cause death. Mars is not the same as Earth. Mars has sandstorms that are severe, 200 rocks hit it every year and radiation spreads across the entire planet. Demarcus Bries explains in his article Pros and Cons of a Manned Mission on Mars that communication is difficult in outer space. According to the article “Upon developing new technology, astronauts will have a long period where they won’t be in contact with Earth because they are on the opposite side of sun.” People who go to Mars may not know what is going on because of a lack of communication. If we were to go to Mars but could not live there, then we would lose money, people, and have problems on Earth.
We would create problems on Earth if we colonized Mars. We invest heavily in military equipment because we’re a target. North Korea, Russia and other large countries can attack us if we colonize Mars. Our military may be weaker if we don’t invest as much in it. We have not yet found cures to diseases like Cancer and Zika. Jessica Orwig states in her article 5 reasons why humans must colonize Mars. Even though the cost will be billions. That the only way to ensure the survival and future of mankind is to put people on multiple planets. No cures for diseases will make us unable to survive. New diseases that are discovered on Mars may also be a problem. The United States of America still has many problems to resolve.
Mars will be the death of humanity and Earth if we colonize Mars. Mars colonization will lead to the end of Earth and humanity. We will be able to escape the Earth-ending problems with the man-made mission to Mars. The United States doesn’t have the money needed to colonize Mars, let alone solve climate changes. We will still lose billions of dollars, colonize Mars at risk, and not be able to solve Earth’s diseases. There is one more question: Would You Want to Colonize Mars.
