Earth Science Aidan Flannery
Current Event Report 10/31/14
In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars
The article that I read talked about the preparation for a possible mission to Mars in the year 2033. NASA predicts that in 2033 we should have people going to mars, and living their to research. To simulate living on Mars, the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog, and Simulation set up a dome on a volcano in Hawaii. This dome on the volcano is supposed to mimic an eight month stay on Mars. NASA and other research teams need to see how people react to eight months of pretty much no communication to the world. Along with studying the physical health of the people during the eight months, scientists are studying the mental health of these six people in this dome. Teamwork is being stressed because when working with the same six people for eight months can get a little repetitive, and may bring people apart.
This article shows that we are relatively close to venturing to Mars, and living their for an extended period of time. This is a huge step forward for NASA, and every ordinary person because with people living on Mars, we could discover so many new and important things. Simulating a stay on Mars is mandatory because NASA and other scientists that will oversee the journey, need to figure out how people react to being in space for about two years without going home. The journey to Mars takes six months both there and back, and a stay there will be about five hundred days. This will affect everyone around the world, and the discoveries that will be found could possibly be life changing.
I think that this article was very well written and explained everything that these scientists were doing to prepare for a journey to Mars. I think that there could have been more of an explanation of what the scientists do while they are in the dome for eight months. While on Mars, obviously they would be researching things they found, but it was unclear about what they were researching inside the dome in Hawaii. Also, I think it is important to stress no communication to the outside world because there pretty much won’t be any on Mars. Overall, I think this explained the preparation for a possible adventure to voyage to Mars, and helped me further understand how hard it is to get there, and what the conditions are like too.
Chang, Kenneth. "In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Oct. 2014. Web. 31 Oct. 2014.
I thought Aidan did a great job with his review. I had known about the possible mission to mars in 2033, but I learned that they have tried to mimic what it will be like to see how six people respond to it. I was impressed that sending people to mars to live there is an actual possibility. Lastly, I was very impressed that individuals would be willing to do this because, like Aidan said, they would be with the same people over a long period of time, and they would have little to no communication to the world.
ReplyDeleteI thought Aidan did a great job explaining how this journey to mars will no only effect the people involved, but everyone around the world, and how major of a step this is. I also think Aidan did a great job critiquing the article he read. He gave great advice for what the article needed.
To make this review better I think that Aidan could have gone into a little more depth in his summary, but overall, he did a great job. I have the same question as Aidan, what will happen in the dome, and what will they do for eight months there?
Aidan did a great job with his review. I did not know that sending people to Mars to live there would ever be a possibility and was extremely surprised and impressed by this. I also was not aware that they set up a dome on a volcano to imitate what an eight month stay on Mars would be like and was surprised people were willing to do this for the same reasons Grayson mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI liked how Aidan included his unanswered questions in his review, which is very important since others may have the same questions and can lead to further research on the topic. I also think he did a great job at describing the experiment and the testing of the mental health of the people willing to participate.
I only wish Aidan put a little more of his own input on the article he reviewed. Other than that, Aidan did a great job.
Aidan’s review on the article In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars was very knowledgeable and interesting. I didn’t know that that living on Mars was even a possibility. In addition, I had no idea we had already started building a dome on a volcano to simulate what it would be like to live on Mars. I was also surprised that they were selecting six people to live together in these conditions for 8 months.
ReplyDeleteI was very impressed with the fact that we had a plan in place for life on Mars, and that people were actually willing to go through the simulation process. One suggestion I would make is to add a little more detail about the dome on Mars because it is so fascinating.
Aidan did a good job on this review of the article “In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars.” I thought it was amazing how close we are to venturing to Mars, and even possibly living on Mars. If we were able to make Mars a habitable planet it would just create limitless possibilities. I’m glad Aidan stated that ordinary people will be able to live on Mars, and it’s extremely important because it connects this article to the future. I also thought it was interesting and an ingenious plan that NASA will simulate life on mars by creating a dome and putting it on one of Hawaii’s volcanoes. I liked how Aidan included that the scientists are not only studying the physical health of the people but also the mental state and effects that the dome will have on them after being isolated for eight months. He clearly expressed how this topic connects to our world and how it connects to us. In general, Aidan got to his point fairly quickly without having unnecessary details and was very well done. However, I was still left wondering what would daily life be like for the people involved in the eight months of research?
ReplyDeleteAiden's review of the article "In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars." I never thought that it was possible to live on Mars, however, Aiden's article made it obvious that, although it will be very costly and timely, we could potentially have people living on Mars within the next few centuries. That may SOUND like a lot of time, but in the long run, it really isn't. Also, this ties into my next point. Aiden does a good job tying this article to the future. This connection is easy to see and really makes an astounding point in his article. Lastly, Aiden also does a good job showing us what skills and qualifications might be needed, such as teamwork.
ReplyDeleteAiden also does a good job in this article with a lot of his presentation. His ideas and organization were great, and made the article very easy and interesting to read. Secondly, Aiden's vocabulary suited the article very well. He made a lot of strong points with strong vocabulary. This kept the reader evoked throughout the entire reading, and really made you think about our future here on Earth.
If there were to be one flaw with Aiden's report, it would be his flow. Some of his transition was choppy, and he could have done a little better when going from one idea to the next. Rather than just dropping you off, he could have set up his next point a little bit more. However, his review was great and fun to read.
Aiden's review of “In a Dome in Hawaii, a Mission to Mars” was pretty informative, because although I have heard of the potential trip to Mars, it was interesting to hear the backstory and preparation going on. It was also stirring to now this trip could happen within my own life time too, which is why I liked how Aiden made the point that this is a very real and possible excursion although it may sound far off now. Finally, I felt Aiden did a good job with the back story, like what skills a candidate would need, and what it takes to be chosen.
ReplyDeleteThe way Aiden’s article flowed smoothly helped the reader process the information clearly, and he wrote it in a clear way as well. This also goes for his choice of wording and sentence structure, which also increased the sophistication of the review.
One thing I feel Aiden can improve on was explaining what ‘life changing’ effects this trip to Mars will have on humans. Twice he mentioned it would inform us of many drastic pieces of knowledge, but fails to mention what exactly it will inform us on. However, I enjoyed reading his great review.
I really like Aiden’s current event. I didn’t know that people could be living on Mars in as soon as 2033. That is really impressive. I also think it is interesting the type of training these people are going through to see if they would be able to cooperate together on Mars. It was really fascinating to find out that a Hawaiian volcano is similar to Mars's atmosphere and surface. I also learned that it would take six months to get to Mars. I didn’t know that before but that is a really long time.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how Aiden gave a lot of detail and information about this topic. It really made it more interesting to read. I also really liked how he stressed one of the concerns NASA has about this trip is their mental health because they will be away from their friends and family for two years and they will be with only seven other people.
I think next time Aidean should give a little more information about what research they will be doing while inside of the dome and while they are on Mars.