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A new spacecraft is being readied for another trip to Mars to excavate the planet’s icy dirt, seeking a sunlit habitat where life might have been in the distant past. It will mark the first time since the famed life-seeking Viking missions 30 years ago that NASA has sent a tool to dig beneath the [...]

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[Pipindula]

I hope that the extra $31 million in overrun costs can be found so the mission can stay on track.

I understand that they are still undecided on a landing spot, but have three in mind and hope to have chosen by March.

Very exciting stuff!

[chuecafressds]

It's about time we sent another craft into space loaded with Earth bacteria - who knows, maybe there will be a lot of life on Mars soon.

We always have to wait - I'm sick of waiting, why the hell can't the Martians just look into the lens & tell us to piss off?

Allan