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A one-way trip to Mars

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Rob Archer
Nov 15, 2010
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I suppose I could think of a few people to send on a one-way trip to Mars.

Invoking the spirit of "Star Trek" in a scholarly article entitled "To Boldly Go," two scientists contend human travel to Mars could happen much more quickly and cheaply if the missions are made one-way. They argue that it would be little different from early settlers to North Ame…

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