Would you go to Mars?

NASA astronautScott Kelly returned from the International Space Station this week. The journeyendeda 340-day mission that set a U.S. record and led Kelly to remark that a Mars trip is possible.

"Going to Mars, if it takes 2 years, yeah, that's doable," the astronaut said. "There's still things we have to learn, but we can learn them."

NASA wants toknow how the body and mind adjust to long periods in space beforesending astronauts to Mars; expeditions are planned for the 2030s.

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Do expeditions to the Red Planet sound like a good idea ? Or is it a waste of money?

Would you go to Mars?

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