NASA can bring people to Mars by 2030

The launch of the first Orion spacecraft in the mission to bring people to Mars by 2030 will be carried out on December 4.

>>>NASA announces plans to send people to Mars

NASA recently announced on December 4 will launch the Orion spacecraft test, initially implementing the mission to bring people to Mars in the middle of 2030.

Speaking to The Huffington Post, expert Ryan Barrell said the Orion spacecraft will make the flight twice. During the flight test around orbit on the ship, Orion spacecraft will fly twice around the Earth at a distance of 5,800 km and return to the atmosphere at a speed of nearly 32,000 km / h.

Orion's heat shield can withstand temperatures up to 2,200 degrees Celsius.

Orion's first test flight was named "Exploration Flight Test-1" , launched on December 4 on two orbits and 4.5 hours of flight to test the 1,200 system. The most important sensor for safety.

It is expected that after 4.5 hours of leaving the launch pad, the Orion ship will parachute to meet the Pacific Ocean - about 1,000 km from San Diego to the Southwest and collected by the US Navy.

Mark Geyer, the head of the Orion test program, said: "This is our first step in the journey to Mars. With 1,200 sensors that will be very helpful for us in the determination. to act when the Orion ship landed, not only that, we can monitor, understand the image and the environment inside the universe.

Experts said, if all goes well, the next spacecraft will be sent to space exploration with the crew, opening a dream of bringing people to Mars. NASA predicts that, most likely, people will set foot on the Red Planet in mid-2030.

Reference: Science Alert