Cosmos is the Inhabitant of the Future Mankind Neylenko Ilya Form: 5 “V” School: № 5 Teacher: Kolesnikova E. S. Pyatigorsk, 2016
Humans have always been fascinated by the idea of space travel. Some even believe that colonizing new planets is man’s best hope for the future.
With our rising planet’s population competing for space and resources, some people are convinced we need to look beyond Earth to help ensure humanity’s survival.
"Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers. . . I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space, " has said Stephen Hawking, world-celebrated expert on the cosmological theories of gravity and black holes.
What could a space colony look like? One possible idea goes as far back as the 1920 s. Austro. Hungarian rocket pioneer Herman Potočnik imagined a circular spacecraft that rotates to create artificial gravity while a large, concave mirror could focus sunlight for an energy source.
Dr Al Globus, a contractor for the Nasa Ames Research Centre in California, says humanity could soon begin to build space settlements. A space settlement would be a large structure like a town or city that would house hundreds or thousands of people. Popular concepts for them involve large rotating structures. These would have artificial gravity on the parts that are rotating.
Other experts favour the idea of setting up home on firmer ground – a planet or moon – creating an artificial “biosphere” with all the necessary elements for human life to thrive.
The Moon is the best place for humans to colonise first – as it is close by and relatively easy to reach. It could provide a base to travel further into the Solar System with Mars an "obvious" next target.
Mars has also become a main focus of attention. Its surface conditions and the presence of water on Mars make it arguably the most hospitable of the planets in the Solar System.
How would we cope with life in space? There a number of obstacles that must be overcome before humans can live in space. • The cost of getting to space via rockets must decrease. • Life support; a future space colony will need to be almost self-sufficient, using indoor farms and solar energy. • A colony will also need radiation shielding to protect it from harmful cosmic and solar rays.
We need to progress through several hoops before settling in space can really be a viable option. One of these is space tourism.
Several private companies such as Boeing and Space. X are busy building manned spacecraft, while others like Bigelow Aerospace are planning to build “space hotels”.
“Space travel will save mankind” Stephen Hawking
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