NASA organized a contest on ideas for Mars

The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) calls on community opinions on how to ensure safety and life-sustaining for Mars astronauts.

NASA's Mars Idea Contest

The competition will award three prizes, each worth $ 5,000 , to three winners when giving ideas to help people explore Mars. The proposal must be technically feasible, economically stable and reduce the maximum dependence from Earth's support.

Mars is considered to be the future conquest goal of humankind, although this task faces many difficulties and costs.(Photo: NASA)

" It can be an idea of ​​shelter, food, water, air, means of communication, exercise, social interaction or health, but participants are encouraged to focus on the Creative elements in addition to the above examples, " NASA notice wrote.

Because the launch cost is considered one of the barriers in the space exploration program in general, especially the discovery of Mars, NASA can use proposals to help realize this mission and the ability to supply for it.

Resupply is an important issue for NASA, because the opportunity to deliver goods to Mars will only be made once every 500 days, when the corresponding orbits between Earth and Mars make it difficult to launch spacecraft. than. Normally, the International Space Station is supplied every few weeks or months.

According to Space, this challenge information is provided at https://www.innocentive.com/pavilion/NASA. The competition was announced at a conference in Washington, USA, where experts discussed ways to bring people to Mars in the future.