US EditionThe Search for Life Tops NASA's Science Goals for the First Human Mars Mission
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The Search for Life Tops NASA's Science Goals for the First Human Mars Mission
A new report identifies searching for life as the top science priority for humanity's first landing on Mars, ranking it above understanding water cycles, mapping geology, or even studying how the Martian environment affects astronaut health. The report outlines four possible exploration campaigns, with the highest ranked approach calling for missions totalling 330 sols at a single scientifically rich site where crews could investigate everything…
A new report by the National Academy of Sciences of the United States suggests that the main objective of the first manned missions to Mars should be the search for life. The 240-page report also points out 10 other scientific priorities for future missions to the so-called red planet, such as the search for water and the sampling of radiation, but perhaps what stands out most is the emphasis on human exploration and capabilities. According to t…
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