Will We Survive Mars? – Glad You Asked

Vox

Published on Oct 8, 2019

NASA says the first humans will set foot on Mars in the mid-2030’s. It will be the most dangerous mission any human has ever taken. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What comes after that? Not how do we get there, but how will we survive once we do? Note: There are several Fahrenheit measurements in this piece. The metric conversions are: At 7:53: 212 degrees Fahrenheit = 100 degrees Celsius At 8:04: 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit = 37 degrees Celsius At 8:45: -81 degrees Fahrenheit = -62.8 degrees Celsius

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“A future Mars environment for science and exploration” https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/V20…​

“The human factor in a mission to Mars” https://sci-hub.tw/https://link.sprin…​