New Nasa Leader

Gen. Charles Bolden.

President Obama has elected Gen. Charles Bolden to be Nasa Chief. Bolden is a former astronaunt whom has flown in space four times and sent hubble into orbit in 1990. All his fellow pilots from former missions praise his leadership skills. The change in leadership could effect the way Nasa is moving. Obama has ordered a complete inspection of the Nasa program and Bolden will be involved with this. A shuttle fleet that is suppose to head out to mars is being replaced currently and will not be ready for five years. Many of the big Nasa projects are overbudget. This change in leadership could effect where the empahsis of money and support goes to in the Nasa program. With Bolden having actual experience in the field, I think he will bring a fresh mind and ideads for the program. Hopefully he supports more Mars missions and helps gain the support Nasa needs to complete missions.

Bio/Climate and Humans on Mars

SCIENTIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE HUMAN EXPLORATION OF MARS, 1. BIOLOGY
AND ATMOSPHERE/CLIMATE.


In this article the biology, climate, and atmosphere on Mars is discussed along with how it would effect humans on Mars. Mars has similar mechanisms that Ear ch posses. Geology records show that Mars has undergone dramatic changes in it's land over time. Early mars had a much denser atmosphere that allowed for water on the planet. Today, Mars has an atmosphere of 6 millibars and is not stable for water to be in liquid form for a long time. The exploration of Mars with humans will involve a synergistic partnership between humans and robots. The risks humans face, toxicity, radiation, and dust hazard will be resolved by robotic precursor missions before the humans land on Mars.