Colonizing Mars

Please watch this short video discussing the possibility of humans colonizing Mars, and answer the following questions:

1. Do you think it’s important to focus on colonizing other planets, or should we pay more attention to our planet?

2. Do you think there will be people living on another planet in your lifetime?

3. Even if you didn’t have a family to take care of, would you ever want to live on Mars?

Continuing to explore space would not only satisfy our curiosity but also better prepare us for colonization of other planets in the future.  Our planet may no longer be suitable for living in the future due to pollution and overpopulation. Though we’ve made some progress on discovering Mars, I don’t believe that there will be people living on other planets in my lifetime.

Firstly, there is still a long journey to go to settle up everything we need to survive on other planets: water, air and food. Also, we have to build a shelter that protects human beings from extreme temperatures and many other unexpected situations. Not many people are willing to be pioneers and risk their life living on other planets unless there are technical breakthroughs.

Secondly, I believe that it would cost lots of money to launch the rocket and support the research. These resources should be better relocated to invent new ways to clean air pollution and provide renewable energy.

Thirdly, there will be people, and there will be problems and conflicts. The current issues on Earth such as corruption, poverty and health disparities will definitely happen once people migrate to other planets. It is not a one-time solution to the existing problems.

Rather than building a habitat like earth on other planets, I prefer staying on earth and doing whatever I can to sustain the health of this planet, such as living a more eco-friendly lifestyle. It is not the right time to abandon our world and move to other planets like Mars.