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> November 8, 1996 Mars Missions Recent discoveries suggesting past life on Mars have sparked a renewed interest in the red planet. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll talk about NASA's current and upcoming Mars missions, designed to learn more about our neighboring planet and perhaps determine, once and for all, if it harbors evidence of life, past or present. Plus, we'll hear about a plan to send humans to Mars. Guests: Arden Albee Project Scientist, Mars Global Surveyor Mission California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Matt Golombek Project Scientists, Mars Pathfinder Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA Rubert Zubrin Executive Chairman National Space Society Washington, DC President Pioneer Aeronautics Lakewood, Colorado Author "The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and why we must," published by the Free Press Plus... a call-out on the earliest signs of life on Earth Gustaf Arrhenius Professor of Oceanography Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA Stephen Mojzsis Graduate Student Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
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