JULY 2019 • 79READER’S DIGESTstart with. "Right now, the Earth is
in that perfect spot—not too hot
and not too cold," explains Bresnik.
"But the Sun's consuming itself,
and one day, you'll need sunscreen
with an SPF of 5,000—in the shade.
The good news? "Like Earth, Mars“A TRIP INTO SPACE WILL SOON BE AS
SIMPLE AS A TRIP TO DISNEYLAND”water we'd need for the crew is the
biggest obstacle," admits Bresnik,
pointing out that one potential
solution would be to take seeds
instead of food, and use regenerative
techniques to reclaim water.
So what's the rush? The Sun, to
SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne
California