NASA Wants A Man On Mars

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Re-engaging the Public in Space Exploration
According to NASA, the upcoming film “The Martian” may re-engage the public with space travel. The film, an adaptation from Andy Weir’s eponymous book, gives the agency hope that people might once again be interested in space missions, much like 2001: A Space Odyssey did in 1968.
NASA Wants a Man on Mars as Much as We Do
NASA hasn’t presented many manned missions since 1974, instead focusing in the International Space Station and a $150 billion shared laboratory, and although we have seen progress with the New Horizons and the Orion Capsule, NASA has been very cautions about sending manned spacecraft out to explore. This film adaptation may help to fuel interest in Martian exploration done, as it