Veteran astronaut: SpaceX and NASA missiles are currently unable to fly to Mars

A retired astronaut predicts that the missiles developed by SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin will not succeed in the mission of bringing humans to land on Mars. The reason he gave was not because the technology was not allowed, but because the safety risks were too great.

According to Fortune, - the retired astronaut in 2013 of the Canadian Space Agency - said he thought the ability to realize the usual missions to bring people to Mars would be difficult to achieve.

"My prediction is that we will never go to Mars with the engines available on any of the firms' missiles unless we have to go."

"I don't think they're (SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin missiles) are practical ways to get people to Mars because they're dangerous and require too much time," he continued.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield.

Hadfield once flew into space three times from 1995 to 2013. In a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001, he helped install a mechanical arm outside the station, from there on. the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield's cautiousness may surprise many people, when he himself has experienced such uncomplicated risks in space.

Hadfield reminded that "the technology that brought us to the Moon at the time when I was just a kid . could take us to Mars" , but "most astronauts are sent in missions. that will not pass ". He thinks that liquid-fueled missiles are currently being developed, including NASA's Space Zoom System and , still, will bring unacceptable risks.

He also compared the current arrival of Mars as a canoe across the ocean."I think we need more improvements in technology before we can surpass 'the oceans' between us and Mars with any practical method."

Notably, this astronaut thinks that ion propulsion, nuclear energy or even manipulating gravitational fields will probably be much safer solutions.

But such technologies are either too high, or still in the early stages of development. Meanwhile, instead of putting human life on trial, Hadfield has another interesting idea:

"Why don't we send robots there first, until we know more about Mars?".