When we talk about launching a spacecraft to a satellite other than the moon, we automatically think, can we? and which satellite?
Here we will help you to solve those questions, the first one is kind of easy to answer because all that they need is time to improve the technology and we are on the right track, since in some years the Project SpaceX Mars Program will be ready, but also we have to take into account where they go, so in order to establish life on a satellite, we need some requirements and basic things like water, oxygen, and a place to land, so we consider that the best option is Ariel, the fourth largest moon of Uranus, its atmosphere contains carbon dioxide and its surface is rocky with layers of ice.
That’s really good because by using The Moxie, a technology designed to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen that is on board the Mars 2020 mission, you can produce oxygen once you get there. Also, if there is water you can investigate it in order to see if there is life, in a microscopic way, also is one of the brightest satellites that could help the production of energy once established and because it has a rotation and revolution of the same duration and is one of the closest to the planet which could help a lot for future explorations thanks to the fact that it is well located could be used as an operations center for other missions.
We really enjoyed this research even though we know that it was not much data, but even so, we believe that Ariel would be the best option compared to other satellites. We hope this helps you to make the final decision on what to visit in the future.
