Debate: Should Humans Colonize Mars?

Who would want to live isolated from friends and family for years? Apparently, people who want to live on Mars. NASA’s search for volunteers to test out a Mars-like environment on Earth has fueled discussion about whether colonizing Mars in the future is worth the effort. Proponents of sending people to Mars cite protecting Earth’s resources and possibly saving humanity. Experts on the other side raise concerns about the risks to people’s physical and mental health and the astronomical economic costs. Listen to learn what it would be like to live on Mars and then debate: Should humans colonize mars?