Planning Our Route to Mars | MARS: How to Get to Mars

before we get through the first half of

before we get through the first half of this century humans will be living and

this century humans will be living and

this century humans will be living and working on Mars we can do it with the

working on Mars we can do it with the

working on Mars we can do it with the kinds of technology either have today or

kinds of technology either have today or

kinds of technology either have today or know how to build today let’s think

know how to build today let’s think

know how to build today let’s think about how we go about this thing okay

about how we go about this thing okay

about how we go about this thing okay this journey to Mars there’ll be a

this journey to Mars there’ll be a

this journey to Mars there’ll be a series of robotic exploration steps

series of robotic exploration steps

series of robotic exploration steps you send it those probes in advance you

you send it those probes in advance you

you send it those probes in advance you land them we’ve seen orbiters to look

land them we’ve seen orbiters to look

land them we’ve seen orbiters to look remotely robotically at its atmosphere

remotely robotically at its atmosphere

remotely robotically at its atmosphere at its surface so it would be like an

at its surface so it would be like an

at its surface so it would be like an exploration that you will do before you

exploration that you will do before you

exploration that you will do before you decide on the human location well pre

decide on the human location well pre

decide on the human location well pre positioning is a really the only

positioning is a really the only

positioning is a really the only plausible way to do a manned mission to

plausible way to do a manned mission to

plausible way to do a manned mission to Mars so we can send ahead of time or

Mars so we can send ahead of time or

Mars so we can send ahead of time or they put them and the food and the

they put them and the food and the

they put them and the food and the return vehicles some of that will have

return vehicles some of that will have

return vehicles some of that will have to be land at first may have to be

to be land at first may have to be

to be land at first may have to be robotically put together well that’s it

robotically put together well that’s it

robotically put together well that’s it gonna put these little components

gonna put these little components

gonna put these little components together now put it all up or it may be

together now put it all up or it may be

together now put it all up or it may be underground that’s when you bend the

underground that’s when you bend the

underground that’s when you bend the humans the humans are gonna go and

humans the humans are gonna go and

humans the humans are gonna go and verify all the stuff that the robots

verify all the stuff that the robots

verify all the stuff that the robots told us if you’re going to Mars you’re

told us if you’re going to Mars you’re

told us if you’re going to Mars you’re not just gonna stick around for three

not just gonna stick around for three

not just gonna stick around for three days you’re gonna be there for months

days you’re gonna be there for months

days you’re gonna be there for months and months and you need a lot of

and months and you need a lot of

and months and you need a lot of supplies and you need a large living

supplies and you need a large living

supplies and you need a large living accommodations the first humans who go

accommodations the first humans who go

accommodations the first humans who go will probably descend to the surface and

will probably descend to the surface and

will probably descend to the surface and they’ll go and check into the habitat

they’ll go and check into the habitat

they’ll go and check into the habitat and then you have series of robots that

and then you have series of robots that

and then you have series of robots that the astronaut will be using to expand

the astronaut will be using to expand

the astronaut will be using to expand search perimeter and we may have to do

search perimeter and we may have to do

search perimeter and we may have to do it in stages where humans get down on

it in stages where humans get down on

it in stages where humans get down on the ground live in a particular area

the ground live in a particular area

the ground live in a particular area began to become acclimated and then

began to become acclimated and then

began to become acclimated and then begin to really start a daily vigil of

begin to really start a daily vigil of

begin to really start a daily vigil of work I envisioned that we would explore

work I envisioned that we would explore

work I envisioned that we would explore Mars is that you’ll have one location

Mars is that you’ll have one location

Mars is that you’ll have one location like a station and we’ll talk together

like a station and we’ll talk together

like a station and we’ll talk together after a number of these things are done

after a number of these things are done

after a number of these things are done we have a string of bases and after a

we have a string of bases and after a

we have a string of bases and after a little while sending people to stay we

little while sending people to stay we

little while sending people to stay we can have build in our time the first

can have build in our time the first

can have build in our time the first human settlement on a new world there’s

human settlement on a new world there’s

human settlement on a new world there’s nothing in this that is fundamentally

nothing in this that is fundamentally

nothing in this that is fundamentally beyond

beyond

beyond technology all it takes is some focus

technology all it takes is some focus

technology all it takes is some focus through a little bit of moxie we can do

through a little bit of moxie we can do

through a little bit of moxie we can do this