Welcome back, Space Cadet! You've already embarked on an exciting journey with Swift, learning how to create variables and constants to store essential data for your space mission. Now, it's time to take a deeper dive. Just as a spacecraft requires precise calculations and updates for its journey, so too does your Swift program when managing data dynamically.

In this lesson, you will learn how to:

1. Utilize multiple variables: Skillfully manage data that changes over time, such as mission durations.
2. Perform calculations: Use variables in mathematical operations to make critical updates and decisions.
3. Print dynamic results: Display your calculations to understand the implications of your data manipulations.

Imagine that you're an astronaut planning a combined mission to Mars, Venus, and the Moon. You need to keep track of the mission durations and ensure you have enough resources. This lesson will help you manage these variables effectively using Swift.

Efficient data management is crucial for any program, especially when it involves variable data changing over time. Whether you're updating mission durations or calculating the fuel needed for a space journey, knowing how to work with variables will enable you to write dynamic and responsive Swift programs.

Here's a sneak peek:

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1var daysOnMars = 7
2var daysOnVenus = 3
3let daysOnMoon = 2
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5var totalMissionDays = daysOnMars + daysOnVenus + daysOnMoon
6print("The total number of days for the space mission will be: \(totalMissionDays)")

Exciting, right? With just a few lines of code, you can calculate and update mission durations. This will be crucial as we delve deeper into more complex calculations, such as computing fuel requirements.

Are you ready to take control of your data like a mission commander would? Let's move on to the practice section and see these concepts in action!