Ever since American astronauts landed on the Moon for the first time in 1969, there\u2019s been an appetite to visit our closest neighbor: Mars. Both President Trump and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk have said that landing humans on Mars is a priority for the U.S.<\/p>\n
But a number of daunting challenges stand in the way of this goal. At the core of Musk\u2019s plan to reach Mars is Starship, the world\u2019s largest and most powerful rocket ever built. In March, SpaceX conducted Starship’s eighth test flight. While SpaceX was able to successfully retrieve the Super Heavy booster, the Starship spacecraft exploded, leaving a trail of debris in its wake and disrupting commercial flights. Meanwhile, NASA is aiming to return humans to the moon under its Artemis directive and use that as a stepping stone to future human missions to Mars. But Artemis has been hit with delays and cost overruns. CNBC visited the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah to get a behind-the-scenes look at what life on Mars could be like, and spoke to experts about what challenges remain to landing humans on the red planet.<\/p>\n
Chapters:
\n0:00 Introduction
\n2:36 Why Mars?
\n4:26 The cost of going
\n6:19 Getting to Mars
\n12:35 Living on Mars <\/p>\n
Produced and edited by: Magdalena Petrova
\nCamera: Lucas Mullikin
\nSenior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
\nAnimation: Jason Reginato, Christina Locopo, Mallory Bragan
\nAdditional Footage: Getty Images, NASA, Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n
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