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when you look up at the night sky do you

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ever wonder how we might visit another

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planet

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like mars

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researchers at nasa have been working on

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humankind's journey to the red planet

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for decades

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over the years they've sent a number of

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spacecraft orbitals rovers and

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satellites into space giving us a look

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into what lies far far beyond our reach

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but the furthest humans have traveled is

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only to the other side of the moon

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venturing deeper into space has posed a

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number of new challenges

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how will nasa astronaut crew live in

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space

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will their health change

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what happens in the event of an

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emergency

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and what will they do when they get to

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mars anyway

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questions like these have made planning

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the trip a difficult task

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but it isn't impossible

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nasa has come up with a unique way to

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connect the dots between earth and mars

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through a series of stepping stones this

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special route to mars called ares

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arriving realistically to earth's sister

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details a complex celestial dance with

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nasa spacecraft technology and none of

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it would be possible without the main

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transportation vehicle

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orion

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designed to carry nasa astronaut crew to

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and from mars

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it is composed of three main parts the

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launch abort system the crew module and

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the service module

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astronauts will travel in the crew

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module when orion carries humans from

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earth and along the stepping stones to

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mars

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but it won't travel alone

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orion is lucky to have some help from a

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the space launch system is a heavy lift

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launch rocket that will help build the

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stepping stones for aries by carrying

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large quantities of materials into space

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eventually it will also launch orion off

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earth and beyond low earth orbit

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the lunar orbital platform gateway is a

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working space station that encircles the

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moon

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the lunar orbital platform gateway will

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provide a habitation system docking

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capabilities and technical support for

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future space missions for orion it will

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be where the crew module will join and

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connect with the deep space transport

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the deep space transport will carry

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orion and its passengers through the

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longest stretch between stepping stones

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design plans are still being researched

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but an onboard habitation module will

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help normalize the long journey to mars

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and finally the martian orbital

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observatory is the planned deep space

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workstation that will receive the deep

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space transport and serve as the primary

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living quarters for astronauts at mars

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taking the aries pathway to mars is

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similar to a baton race

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but the real challenge lies in surviving

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the journey researchers predict that a

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single mars mission can take

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approximately three years which poses a

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number of stressors for nasa astronaut

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crew they include health risks like

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exposure to cosmic radiation or

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prolonged weightlessness psychological

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effects from isolation especially in

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being disconnected from real-life earth

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events and interactions

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social effects of living with a small

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group of people in cramped conditions

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for a long period of time and technical

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issues like spacecraft repair or medical

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emergencies

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nasa plans to solve these issues by

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using sls rockets to stock food and

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supplies at each stepping stone of the

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aries pathway before orion arrives

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both the deep space transport and

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martian orbital observatory will provide

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ample space to facilitate spacecraft

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and room for personal recreation

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to stay down to earth mars explorers may

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even do things to

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normalize their time away from home

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but once on mars there is so much to

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explore

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nasa astronaut crew can use a variety of

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exploration vehicles on the martian

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orbital observatory to travel to an

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ideal mars landing site for their next

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research steps

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whether it's to investigate the

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to explore possibilities for building a

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society on mars

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or to search for signs of

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extraterrestrial life

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the opportunities on mars are endless

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our desire to explore the universe has

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always been built on a dream

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we've taken big steps before

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everything we have and enjoy today is

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the result of the thousands of steps

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humankind has taken over the years to

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discover the wonderful world around us

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so where do we go next next time you

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look up at the night sky consider where

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we've gone and where we're going and ask

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yourself how big can you dream