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October 14, 2014

Humans may only survive 68 days on Mars: study
Washington (AFP) Oct 14, 2014
Space enthusiasts planning a move to Mars may have to wait to relocate: conditions on the Red Planet are such that humans would likely begin dying within 68 days, a new study says. Oxygen levels would start to deplete after about two months and scientists said new technologies are required before humans can permanently settle on Mars, according to the study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The five-person team used data from Mars One, a Dutch-based non-profit g ... read more

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				Arctic Bacteria Show Long Evolution in Toxic Mercury Resistance With Mars and Europa out of reach, many scientists have turned to studying some of the Arctic and Antarctic microbes that have adapted to similarly harsh conditions on Earth. One recent study has tr ... more		Russia May Send Repeat Mission to Martian Moon Phobos in 2023 Russia may attempt to repeat its mission to Mars' moon Phobos in 2023, Lev Zeleny, the head of the Russian Space Research Institute told RIA Novosti Friday. The Russian-led mission Phobos-Grun ... more

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Russian Scientists Develop Mechanism for Rover's Descent to Mars Russian scientists have developed a unique mechanism for the rover's descent to the surface of Mars, Lev Zeleny, the head of the Russian Space Research Institute said on Friday. "Our European ... more		WSU undergrad helps develop method for detecting water on Mars A Washington State University undergraduate has helped develop a new method for detecting water on Mars. Her findings appear in Nature Communications, one of the most influential general science jou ... more		Terran Orbital to build satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer UAV swarm algorithm boosts spectrum resilience in contested airspace Spatiotemporal resilience model targets IoT unmanned fleets		NASA Selects Advanced Oxygen Recovery Proposals for Spacecraft Missions NASA has selected four partners to develop game changing technologies with the potential to increase the oxygen recovery rate aboard human spacecraft to at least 75 percent while achieving high reli ... more
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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft enters Mars orbit

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India A New Contender in Asian Space Race or Technological Breakthrough

NASA Mars Spacecraft Ready for Sept. 21 Orbit Insertion

NASA spacecraft to begin orbiting Mars within days

MAVEN on course for Mars Arrival Sept 21

India's spacecraft 'on target' to reach Mars

Martian meteorite yields more evidence of the possibility of life on Mars

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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reaches 'far frontier'

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain

Mars Rover Opportunity's Vista Includes Long Tracks

Flash-Memory Reformat On Opportunity Underway

MAVEN Spacecraft Makes Final Preparations For Mars

Robots do battle over Mars exploration

Opportunity Flash-Memory Reformat Planned

Memory Reformat Planned for Opportunity Mars Rover

NASA deep-space rocket, SLS, to launch in 2018

Scientist uncovers red planet's climate history in unique meteorite

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