RECOMMENDATIONS
This section lists off our solutions for those in the space industry in order to improve the future of space exploration. These ten recommendations are not in any particular order and should all be taken with equal weight.
1. Get other countries to help out.
The United States will need all hands on deck to get beyond just our own earth. The moon may be a reasonable goal for one country, but Mars is another beast, let alone anything else beyond. With other scientists, ideas, and combined resources, goals such as Mars will be much more reasonable.
2. Get the public involved.
The American public was very much a part of the moon landing, and if we want the same kind of participation for Mars we need the public of the world to be interested in Mars. Once we have the participation of the public, we have their approval to spend federal funds, in any country, to send more things into space to explore and receive greater funding.
3. Get the investors involved.
Rockets cost money. The government has lots of it, but even more things to spend it on. We need people who can commit large amounts of funds to space exploration. This means getting commercial interests for these people, mainly through the use of space tourism. As rockets begin to become cheaper, these space vacations may become more common and may have a lot of money in them.
4. Acquire more funds from the Government.
Once again, rockets cost money. As of right now, the government is the largest investor of NASA, and the same is true for other countries. NASA is underfunded, and, according to one of our interviews with professor Jack Burns of CU Boulder, we need at least double what NASA is currently being funded with, and that is only for a consistent exploration system, nowhere near one which will go to Mars.
5. Invent better rocket engines.
Our current rocket engines are not simply powerful enough. At this point, it would take roughly two and a half years to get to Mars, with 18 months alone in total travel time. We can reduce this number significantly if we can invent better rocket systems that accelerate us faster and can be driven longer to get us to higher speeds. Additionally, if we want to send drones farther out into outer space, we need to get there faster so we can get there in our lifetime.
6. Be realistic.
As fun as light speed sounds, that is the speed limit of the universe. Einstein's laws have been proven to hold true, so we need to just be patient and stick with our system for now. There is a lot for us to do here, and we have plenty of things to do here in the meantime. By exploring other planets here we can prepare ourselves for planets outside this solar system.
7. Get small companies to take smaller launches.
NASA can’t be kept busy with petty launches; other companies and businesses need to be taking care of that. NASA needs to be launching big things, solving big problems, and cooperating with other nations to do these things. ULA and SpaceX should take over these small launches, and leave NASA to be the big guns of space.
8. Open the doors to China and Russia.
China and Russia are the space masters next to the United States, and both are currently unavailable to work with NASA. Russia’s current Ukraine policy and the sanctions placed on them prevent NASA from doing anything, and China’s current form of government prevents NASA working with them as well. As long as the doors to those countries are closed, the doors to both Mars and other planets are closed.
9. Master the moon.
The moon is still a foreign entity to us. No matter how many times we have landed in the past, there is still so much more there. The moon is only a two day trip from Earth, not to mention most of it remains unexplored. If we want to go to Mars, we need practice somewhere. Plus, learning more about the moon will make it better for establishing bases, and getting more resources for here on earth.
10. Get excited.
Finally, we need to get excited about space. If no one is excited about space, the governments will do nothing about it. We need to get excited, so the governments see that we are interested. Once they see have interest things will get done. These are the steps that need to be taken to further our advancement to space.
This section lists off our solutions for those in the space industry in order to improve the future of space exploration. These ten recommendations are not in any particular order and should all be taken with equal weight.
1. Get other countries to help out.
The United States will need all hands on deck to get beyond just our own earth. The moon may be a reasonable goal for one country, but Mars is another beast, let alone anything else beyond. With other scientists, ideas, and combined resources, goals such as Mars will be much more reasonable.
2. Get the public involved.
The American public was very much a part of the moon landing, and if we want the same kind of participation for Mars we need the public of the world to be interested in Mars. Once we have the participation of the public, we have their approval to spend federal funds, in any country, to send more things into space to explore and receive greater funding.
3. Get the investors involved.
Rockets cost money. The government has lots of it, but even more things to spend it on. We need people who can commit large amounts of funds to space exploration. This means getting commercial interests for these people, mainly through the use of space tourism. As rockets begin to become cheaper, these space vacations may become more common and may have a lot of money in them.
4. Acquire more funds from the Government.
Once again, rockets cost money. As of right now, the government is the largest investor of NASA, and the same is true for other countries. NASA is underfunded, and, according to one of our interviews with professor Jack Burns of CU Boulder, we need at least double what NASA is currently being funded with, and that is only for a consistent exploration system, nowhere near one which will go to Mars.
5. Invent better rocket engines.
Our current rocket engines are not simply powerful enough. At this point, it would take roughly two and a half years to get to Mars, with 18 months alone in total travel time. We can reduce this number significantly if we can invent better rocket systems that accelerate us faster and can be driven longer to get us to higher speeds. Additionally, if we want to send drones farther out into outer space, we need to get there faster so we can get there in our lifetime.
6. Be realistic.
As fun as light speed sounds, that is the speed limit of the universe. Einstein's laws have been proven to hold true, so we need to just be patient and stick with our system for now. There is a lot for us to do here, and we have plenty of things to do here in the meantime. By exploring other planets here we can prepare ourselves for planets outside this solar system.
7. Get small companies to take smaller launches.
NASA can’t be kept busy with petty launches; other companies and businesses need to be taking care of that. NASA needs to be launching big things, solving big problems, and cooperating with other nations to do these things. ULA and SpaceX should take over these small launches, and leave NASA to be the big guns of space.
8. Open the doors to China and Russia.
China and Russia are the space masters next to the United States, and both are currently unavailable to work with NASA. Russia’s current Ukraine policy and the sanctions placed on them prevent NASA from doing anything, and China’s current form of government prevents NASA working with them as well. As long as the doors to those countries are closed, the doors to both Mars and other planets are closed.
9. Master the moon.
The moon is still a foreign entity to us. No matter how many times we have landed in the past, there is still so much more there. The moon is only a two day trip from Earth, not to mention most of it remains unexplored. If we want to go to Mars, we need practice somewhere. Plus, learning more about the moon will make it better for establishing bases, and getting more resources for here on earth.
10. Get excited.
Finally, we need to get excited about space. If no one is excited about space, the governments will do nothing about it. We need to get excited, so the governments see that we are interested. Once they see have interest things will get done. These are the steps that need to be taken to further our advancement to space.