NASA To Team Up With Russia For Future Mars Flight

xp65 writes "NASA has invited Russia to carry out a joint manned flight to Mars, the head of NASA's Moscow office said on Tuesday. Russia is currently planning to send its own expedition to Mars some time in the future. Marc Bowman told an international aviation and space conference in Moscow that the Mars mission should take advantage of the achievements made by the International Space Station and use a multinational crew."

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I approve

[oldhack]

Cynical NASA ploy to pull in the Russian babes. Can't blame them - it's a long-ass flight. Actually, good idea for short flights, too.

Where will the parts come from?

[jameskojiro]

Strung out Russian Cosmonaut: American Parts, Russian Parts.... All Made in Taiwan.....

Re:Understanding

[MrNaz]

If it ends up anything like the Apollo 11 mission, the cake *and* the launch will be a lie.