Will the manned space mission to Mars planned for the 2030s be mainly a technological race between superpowers, like the manned mission to the Moon in the 1970s, or will it rather be an international research mission to explore the possibility of establishing a permanent exploration base and possibly also the future colonisation of Mars?
Apart from this, one key research question that is not and probably still may remain unanswered for many years to come is the following:
Did rivers and seas exist on Mars millions of years ago and in them and perhaps next to them perhaps various forms of life existed?
Perhaps getting a clear answer to this question will require a manned space mission and the establishment of a permanent research base on Mars.
What is your opinion on this?
What is your opinion on this subject?
Please reply,
I invite you all to discuss,
Thank you very much,
Thank you,
Warm regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Hi Dariusz, considering the ARTEMIS mission to the Moon (the launch date is approaching), NASA is collaborating with ESA. Thus, we may think that for future ambitious missions to Mars an international collaboration will be required also. Concerning the existence of seas and rivers on Mars in the past, it seems that geological formation that can be observed today suggest the possible existence of these seas and rivers. I don't know if manned missions and a permanent Mars base will allow to answer all the questions. Today, thanks to the different rovers that have been sent to Mars (Opportunity, Curiosity ,Perseverance, ...) in-situ experiments have been performed. These experiments give interesting information concerning the composition of the soil plus many other scientific results.
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