"The experiment, conducted by the Moscow-based Institute for Medical and Biological Problems in cooperation with the European Space Agency and Chinese space authorities, will simulate a 250-day journey to Mars, a 30-day surface exploration phase and 240 days return trip."
Unfortunately, the U.S. has no plans like this. Obama's budget butchered the space program and our plans to return to the Moon. There is no funding in America for space research anymore. There was a time when we prided ourselves on the innovations that came from the space program. America is a nation built on innovation, a nation of leaders.
How long will we let others lead, especially Russians? Some people may not care about putting a man on Mars. What most people don't realize is that our AirForce is extremely interested in our capabilities in space. Current wars are fought using satellite imagery and geopositioning systems, which are products of the space program. Future wars will be fought in space, not unlike Star Wars, without the aliens. And if we want to be ready, we have to get serious about our space program. Quit cutting NASA's budget. Quit taking jobs away in a recession----real jobs, jobs that employ some of the brightest minds in the world.
NASA creates jobs, saves lives, and protects America.
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