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Mars

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This chapter explores the next focus of NASA, a manned mission to Mars. In order to accomplish this feat, intermediate technological steps need to be accomplished, including the Asteroid Redirect Mission and advanced rocket and spaceship development built to deliver large payloads over long distances. Reasons for going to Mars are outlined along with the technological challenges and need for strong financial support to accomplish the goal by the 2030s. Elon Musk’s vision and plans to colonize Mars is featured along with the controversial one-way Mars One mission.

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Dawson, L. (2017). Mars. In: The Politics and Perils of Space Exploration. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38813-7_3

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