NASA announced the contest "Journey to Mars": the best ideas to minimize dependence on the earth on the Red Planet will receive $ 5,000

Mars is of 225.3 million kilometers from Earth, making it expensive and difficult delivery of any goods in the future of the colony. NASA expects the participants of the competition of ideas that make a minimal dependence on the Earth that will allow people to colonize the Red Planet.





NASA offers a написать detailed ideas to create the elements necessary colony on Mars. It may be the shelter, water, food, breathable air, communications, medical supplies, and special exercises for the colonizers.

Participants must describe one or more systems, capacity or operations that are needed to achieve the goal. Projects should be technically achievable, economically feasible and most importantly - they have to minimize dependence on the Earth. The authors of the three best ideas will receive between $ 5,000 prize pool of $ 15,000.

Preparation for sending humans to Mars by NASA is in full swing. In 2014, the agency published a long-term plan to land a man on Mars. The first phase is already under way - the study of the reaction of the organism to stay in space. ISS conducted many experiments on this topic. The second stage will be «landing" in 2025 people on an asteroid , who will deliver to orbit the moon by 2020 - the astronauts will test field a new technique. Then robots will explore Mars, and by 2030, the Red Planet will fly people, NASA plans .





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