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TopNotch
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Private Mission to Mars
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April 29, 2016, 02:37:26 pm »
SpaceX (the company that has successfully landed used rockets) is planning a private mission to Mars. They have signed an agreement with NASA to get their expertise, but will not use any government funding. Here are three articles about it. In the third article, a Georgia Tech engineer explains why it might actually work.
SpaceX announces plans for Dragon mission to Mars
Why landing a flying, fire-breathing Red Dragon on Mars is huge
Can SpaceX really land on Mars? Absolutely, says an engineer who would know
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fiero128
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May 10, 2016, 07:31:56 am »
I would go to Mars in a heart beat
as long as I could take my wife and a fiero
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The atmosphere is probably too thin to keep you, your wife,
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the Fiero alive.
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Roger
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It's a dry planet. No alcohol. Forget it.
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