What Will It Take to Land a Person on Mars?
17:24 minutes
Landing a human mission on Mars has captured the attention of both space agencies and space enthusiasts. The company Mars One announced its intent to send four people on a one-way mission to colonize the Red Planet before 2030. Sydney Do, a MIT aeronautics graduate research assistant, takes a look at the proposed plan and discusses the technical hurdles that must be cleared before any mission can successfully land on the planet.
Segment Guests
Sydney Do
Sydney Do is a Ph.D. candidate in aeronautics and astronautics at MIT in Boston, Massachusetts.
Chris Patil
Chris Patil is a candidate for Mars One, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Meet the Producer
About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.