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Europe Joins Race To Send Humans To Mars

Posted by timothy on from the dibs-on-the-waterfront-property dept.

hereisnowhy writes "CBC reports that the ESA hopes to send humans to Mars within three decades. They first hope to return a Martian soil sample by 2014. They stress the importance of determining whether Mars ever supported life before humans touch down on the surface, because "You can sterilize a robot. But you cannot do the same to an astronaut. Inevitably a human will introduce microbes to the planet ... and contaminate it."" Kame-sennin links to a Reuters article on the plans.

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  1. Send in the clones by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Clone some astronauts out in microgravity, and send them to Mars. Damn, those Babewatch lifeguardesses look hydroponically grown already - Mars needs women!

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