MIX Means Variety » mars http://mix941kmxj.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Do You Support a Manned Flight to Mars? — Survey of the Day http://mix941kmxj.com/do-you-support-a-manned-flight-to-mars-survey-of-the-day/ http://mix941kmxj.com/do-you-support-a-manned-flight-to-mars-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:44:43 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=131382 Mars is in the news these days thanks to the Curiosity rover which recently landed on the red planet. The goal of the six-wheeled robot is to find signs of life on Mars, and NASA also hopes that its 23 month mission will increase public awareness of the space program.

But will it rekindle interest in sending a manned mission to Mars?

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