Harry Coumnas is a renowned astronaut who performed intensive research to determine if Mars could ever be inhabited. As an astronaut, he assists the commander in controlling space shuttle flights, coordinates crew activities, and ensures safety. He also operates space exploration vehicles and is responsible for launching them into outer space. However, through his research, Coumnas determined that Mars has an inhospitable climate - it is too cold, has high carbon dioxide levels, low pressure, and bombardment from solar radiation without a magnetic field. These conditions mean that liquid water is not stable and life cannot exist on the surface of Mars.