Put a Man on Mars by 2037

NASA has announced that they plan to put a man on Mars by 2037. The plan is that when International Aeronautical Congress (IAC) holds its centenary in 2057 they will be able to celebrate the 20th anniversary of putting a man on Mars. NASA said they are looking beyond the moon and even Mars now. They are trying to figure out the best use of the International Space Station (ISS) and are looking to way to reduce it operational costs, such as solar power.
NASA is also encouraging the privatization of rocket and satellite launches, which they believe will also lead the way for space tourism. NASA, however, is still worried about controlling that aspect of space travel since there is nothing about space tourism in the US Space Act.

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Scientist Travel to Unihabited Island to Study Mars

A group of professors from U.S. Challenger-Learning Centers traveled to the Earth's most uninhabited island, Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada, to see how scientist would function in a Martian atmosphere. According to this article from The Daily Reveille, of Louisiana State University, they also tested rover models and new space suit designs. The expedition leaders were Keith Cowing, editor of NASAWatch, and Matthew Reyes, a space biologist. Also amoung the scientist was Leroy Chiao, a mechanical-engineering professor currently visiting LSU.

The expedition took six days and used the Haughton-Mars Project Research Station, which is primarily funded by NASA. The Haughton-Mars Project will help researchers understand the potential difficulties that future Mars Scientists (and rovers) will have when visiting Mars.

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