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30 Minutes To Mars

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Title: 30 Minutes to Mars Description: NASA has robots and rovers on the surface of Mars and is planning on sending humans there as soon as technically possible, but there are steppingstones to getting there, conducting valuable scientific research, and returning home safely. Dr. Jim Green, NASA planetary science division director and NASA Astronaut Stan Love explore the next steps and help answer the questions of what a crew might experience on the Martian surface; what kind of samples could be returned that would provide scientific value; and determine what would be most useful in sustaining a crew for short and, eventual, long-term stays on the Red Planet. Title: 30 Minutes to Mars: part II Description: Mars is a fascinating planet, and NASA’s journey to Mars has many challenges, and many possibilities. Dr. Jim Green, NASA planetary science division director and NASA Astronaut Stan Love continue to explore the next steps of sending humans to the fourth planet from the Sun in this bonus feature of 30 Minutes to Mars, and help answer the questions of what a crew might experience on the Martian surface; what kind of samples could be returned that would provide scientific value; and…

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