2037: NASA will send people to Mars

As part of its space conquest program, NASA announced it would take the first person to Mars no later than 2037, after completing the return to the Moon by 2020.

NASA's ongoing space programs aim to promote the discovery of life on the Red planet, contributing to the development of space tourism and creating a cosmic civilization for humanity in the future.

Moon, Mars and beyond .

A simulation of the Phoenix spacecraft landing in the Northern Hemisphere next year (photo: AP)

On September 25, at the 58th International Space Travel Conference held in Hyderabad, India, Michael Griffin, Executive Director of the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), delivered said: 'We have a long-term plan to bring people to Mars in 2037 ".

Mr. Griffin made the statement when he presented NASA's future goals in the space field. He said confidently: 'In 2057, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first man to set foot on Mars'.

In 2004, US President W. Bush announced the US plan to bring people back to the Moon in 2020 and use the planet as a launch pad to make unmanned drones to Mars. and beyond.

Mr. Griffin said: 'By bringing people back to the Moon in 2020 and landing on Mars for 10 years, we want to build a cosmic civilization for future generations.'

He stressed: 'NASA is aiming for targets farther away from the Moon and Mars, ie reaching out to explore the interplanetary system'. Under the plan, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft will land in the Mars northern hemisphere in May 2008 to learn about signs of life on the planet.

Currently, NASA's two Opportunity and Spirit autonomous vehicles on Mars have recovered after the coffee was nearly destroyed by intense dust storms there. These two self-propelled vehicles will operate 3 years on Mars. The plans to conquer the Moon and Mars have become the top topics on the agenda at the conference, with the participation of about 2,000 space scientists, astronauts, and company representatives. satellite production and satellite launch organizations.

NASA is planning to bring more robots to the Moon since 2008 to prepare for space flights and to study the effects of long-range flight on astronauts' health.

Space tourism development

NASA said it is targeting targets farther than the Moon and Mars, ie reaching the interplanetary system.(Photo: NASA)

Mr. Griffin calls for greater private investments in launching satellites and missiles to help reduce transportation costs in space and make flights to the Moon and Mars more commercially feasible. trade.

He said: 'Up to now, space tourism seems to be the only solution to secure financing for space transport. Through revenue from space tourism, we will build a mechanism to train potential tourists and ensure their safety. '

To attract private participation in space travel, NASA will help select companies to build orbiting service delivery models. According to NASA, cooperation with countries with space programs may not be economically viable for future plans.

According to Griffin, the construction of the International Space Station in orbit is expected to be completed in 2010. At that time, the Station will be the first place for people to visit before making face expeditions. Moon and Mars.

Quang Thinh