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Who Do You Need on a Mars Mission?

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Question 1

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Mark Watney is a botanist and a mechanical engineer. What does a botanist do? Why would this be an important skill for a Mars mission?

Question 2

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What does a mechanical engineer do? Why would this be an important skill for a Mars mission?

Question 3

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What jobs do the other crew members have? (Take a guess based on what you've seen in the movie/book)

Question 4

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Most NASA plans call for sending up 6 crew members to start. What skills do you think those 6 people should have? Draw (or paste in) pictures of those people below with labels.

Websites

Read through the following pages BEFORE you answer the next questions.

Go to: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postseco...
https://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/faq.htm
http://www.vox.com/cards/mars-exploration/who-shou...

Question 5

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What kind of health requirements does NASA have for astronauts? (include mental health)

Question 6

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Why does NASA have height requirements?

Question 7

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What kinds of education does NASA want in its astronauts?

Question 8

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Think of at least 3 benefits to sending only women to Mars.

Question 9

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What could be some disadvantages of sending only women or only men to Mars?