Jenn, age 11 asks… Will someone go to Mars?
Plans for getting astronauts to Mars are still far from certain. Before scientists dare send a person to Mars they must answer many important questions like how to breath, Mars has no oxygen, what is the climate like, are there germs, radiation etc. A trip would take 11 months just to get there. A long time for people to be in space. How would they stay alive and healthy that long? NASA has already begun sending a series of instruments to study Mars so they can answer important questions like these. Within the next twenty years, many new and better ideas will come along before the exciting day when the first astronauts blast off for Mars.
