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One Way Ticket To Mars

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Why NASA Shouldn't Rush to Mars

Chris McKay and NASA think we should go to Mars once we're ready for a long-term base. To boldly stay paraphrasing Star Trek, what's the rush? Shouldn't we recapture the thrill of the space race? The political context for space exploration now is very different than a race.

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