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" Mars missions will require up to three years in reduced gravity, so we need to make sure astronauts can not only survive but thrive as they move outward to explore this new world. "
Ellen Stofan
World
Need
Mars
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Challenge
Problem
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Surface
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Solar
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Road
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You
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Space
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