By NASA’s current estimates, it would take around seven to eight months to get from Earth to Mars, and that’s on a good day when its orbit comes closest to Earth. And once you get there, it’s not exactly an Eden away from home. Rather, it’s an arid Martian desert with temperatures reaching -81 degrees Fahrenheit regularly.
It’s not habitable without spacesuits and a completely enclosed environment because Mars’ air is about 95 percent carbon dioxide. There’s also no liquid water found on its surface.
But that hasn’t stopped humans from wanting to visit the planet. So what would this outer-planet tourism really entail?
Valentina Sumini, a space architect at MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative, says that there are major challenges right now that would largely preclude tourists from visiting Mars, mostly because of the radiation.
According to NASA, “Our planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere protect us from harsh ...
