The Paths To Mars

In terms of what we're learning, what is a colony?

• A place where ants live

• A place where people live that is managed by another place

• A secret base where only some people can enter.

• A military zone

Pioneers are

• People who live in the Old West

• People who have new ideas

• People who are the first to live or move into a new place

• People who like to tell stories about the past

To survive is

• to live very well and with a lot of comfort

• to have a heartbeat

• to support others

• to meet the bare minimum of staying alive

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To thrive is

• to live well and with good health

• to barely make it

• to get a serious disease

• to live alone

One main reason that people are wanting to colonize Mars in the future is

• because it's fun to live on other planets

• because we may need a place to go if conditions on Earth become hazardous

• because people could make a lot of money building new stores on Mars

• to go skiing on the polar ice caps of Mars

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What is a major challenge that is presented by the long trip through space required to get to Mars?

• The astronauts might get bored on the way there.

• The astronauts might become very homesick.

• The astronauts will be exposed to powerful radiation for months.

• The ship might run out of fuel before it gets there.

Two types of entities trying to get to Mars are

• governments and private businesses

• universities and governments

• private businesses and universities

• governments and nonprofit organizations

Which is NOT a government that is working on a plan to get to Mars?

• United States

• Japan

• Italy

• China

Which is NOT a private business that is trying to get to Mars?

• SpaceX

• Microsoft

• Blue Origin

• Boeing

Which is NOT true of SpaceX?

• They are trying to develop a reusable rocket system

• They want to get humans to Mars to create a permanent colony there

• They are owned by the United States Government.

• They have a testing facility near South Padre Island.