What does it take to put a man on Mars?

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NASA's Martian exploration is geared to putting men on our sister planet by perhaps 2025. Just what does this entail? It is not simply a matter of being able to afford it.

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This event was on Fri, 05 Mar 1999

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Professor Colin Pillinger FRS

Professor of Astronomy

Head of Planetary and Space Sciences, Open University, and Principal Investigator for the Beagle 2, Mars Express. Professor Pillinger was the Gresham Professor of Astronomy...

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