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A human is a costly, dangerous, and difficult enterprise which cannot be undertaken unless we really understand the for doing so. The natural urge which drives human beings to explore the world that surrounds us, is insufficient to perform such an expedition, and above all to undertake it within a short period of time. For sure, a is a great scientific enterprise, but not even the pursuit of science provides adequate . The discussion concerning why we should go there is still open. The different opinions expressed on the subject are reflected in the various approaches and priorities of the many actors and stakeholders of this enterprise.
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Genta, G. (2017). Reasons for human Mars exploration. In: Next Stop Mars. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44311-9_2
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