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Giant Leap: The Race to Mars and Back

Humans have long been fixated on Mars, first as a metaphor of what lies beyond our reach, and now, increasingly, as a destination – for our probes, and ourselves, and perhaps even for our first base in deep space. Still, fulfilling our Mars yearnings in the next few decades requires enormous technological advancement. Can we now build a spacecraft capable of sustaining prolonged human travel in deep space? What are the remaining logistical hurdles to solve in finally launching our first mission to Mars? Do we know all we need to know about the human body, and its limits, in order to take this next leap into space? Join us to learn about these interplanetary challenges and opportunities, and their surprising implications for the future.

Kate Greene
Science and Technology Journalist
Former Crew Writer for NASA-funded HI-SEAS project
@kgreene

Josh Hopkins
Space Exploration Architect, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.
@SpaceJosh

Dr. Tara Ruttley
Associate ISS Program Scientist, NASA's International Space Station
@ISS_Research

Moderator:
Phil Plait
Writer, Slate's Bad Astronomy Blog
Author, Death from the Skies!
@BadAstronomer

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