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John Winthrop's Journey To Mars

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In contrast to the plans to only allow four humans to make the vigorous journey to Mars, John Winthrop’s journey to the New World with the other Puritans included the Arbella and eleven other ships and over a thousand men, women and children. Just as the travelers to Mars may face solar storms during their journey to Mars, the Puritans endured the hardships of the sea storms. The Puritans’ voyage was filled with storms and windstorms. As a result, many of the Puritans experienced nausea along the journey. Furthermore, they rarely saw the light above the deck as only a few individuals occasionally ventured from below the deck. The Puritans wanted nothing more than to get off of that ship and to be settled. The Puritan journey was agonizing. Unfortunately, although the conditions of the Puritan journey were not exactly like …show more content…

While the Puritan food options included a variety of crops and fish, the new Martians will have a food choice of freeze dried and canned food only. Because there will be no native Martians for the new Martians to rely on, the new Martians will undergo technical training, personal training, and group training before they make their journey to Mars. During their training process “The astronauts will be required to learn many new skills and gain proficiency in a wide variety of disciplines” (Mars one). Each astronaut (new Martian) will specialize in multiple areas of expertise in order to support the survival of all the astronauts. These multiple areas of expertise include extensive medical training in order to treat minor and critical health problems, training in studies on Mars geology, and studies in ‘exobiology,’ physiotherapy, psychology, and electronics. The individuals travelling to Mars will have technology and other resources to help them adapt to their new planet, and unlike the Puritans, they will be well-versed in all their

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