 |
| Why would we send robots to space instead of humans |
Trevor Baglin says: “Anything humans do in space, robots can do better.”
If I told you that there is an object moving over the moon, what would be the first thing that would come to your mind? Personally, I would imagine Armstrong waving from there, or perhaps his friend Aldrin calling him to see a strangely shaped lunar sample. Well, this is pure fantasy. The same scene may have crossed your mind, too; But I want to remind you and remind myself that Armstrong has been sleeping in peace for a long time, and this scene may have happened more than 50 years ago. This means that the creature that's moving this isn't a human. Rather, a robot sent by a country interested in space exploration. Here is an important question.
Why would we send robots to space instead of humans?
Before answering, I would like to clarify something. The robot was already sent to space before humans in 1964. In this report, I will present the trips of the most famous robots, but before that, let's get to know the logical reasons why the robot is more effective than the human on these trips.
Keeping people safe:
Have you seen the movie “The Martian”? In short, it tells of an American astronaut (Mark Watney) who landed with his friends in a colony on Mars. In an unexpected storm, Watney is lost, and when he returns to the colony, he discovers that his friends have left him thinking he is dead. But he struggled to survive until scientists discovered he was alive, and his friends came back from mid-flight to get him back.
The story is interesting, yes, but the point of it is that people going on such trips pose a great danger to them. When the robot is sent into space, there is no need to worry about their safety, after all, the value of human life is much more important than the robot. Those in charge of space exploration are working on designing excellent robots that can work in the most difficult conditions possible to achieve more explorations and send information and data to their follow-up centers on Earth. But if you fail, that's okay, there will be no casualties in the space arena.
lower price or cheaper:
Humans need to eat, sleep, consume water, and other necessities required by their bodies to survive. But what does a robot need? Nothing is expensive. This means that sending a robot into space is less expensive than sending a human. He can even stay there for long years, and he can even dispense with them and leave them there without the need to return. As for man, due to his many needs, he cannot stay there for long, even on the Apollo 11 flight, which took off from Earth on July 16 and landed on Earth again on July 24, 1969. That is, for a very short time. The longer the trip, the higher the needs, and thus the cost.
Facing risks and radiation:
Robots can withstand the harsh conditions of space of high temperatures and high levels of radiation, and face dangers that human bodies cannot bear. In addition to a number of other tasks that are impossible for astronauts or humans in general.
The most important robots that helped humans in space exploration:
There is an important question, the answer to which comes the history of science. What about the robots that helped us explore space? Let's take a closer look at them, and learn more about them:
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first robot to be launched from Earth into outer space, on October 4, 1957, the first satellite sent by the Soviet Union to orbit the Earth, and it was also the beginning of the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It is the first incentive for engineers to manufacture robots in order to send them to other planets, to determine whether they are habitable or not.
Mariner 2 & 4
On December 14, 1962, the US space probe Mariner 2 completed its journey to Venus. On July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 took the first image of Mars.
Viking 1 & 2
On August 20, 1975, the Viking 1 spacecraft was launched, with the aim of exploring Mars and finding out its habitability. The rover reached Mars on July 20, 1976, thus becoming the first spacecraft to land on Mars in an area called "Chris Planetia".
On September 9, 1975, NASA launched Viking 2, part of the Viking project. On September 3, 1976, Viking 2 landed in Utopia Planetia. And she began her mission to explore the planet.
Finally, maybe robots are really better at exploring space, but will the day come when humans will be more efficient? Perhaps, there is no exact answer to this question. But in any case, robots are much safer for human life.
0 Comments