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thelureofeuropa2484 karma

YES!! We have a plan to send humans to Mars in the 2030's- and with work- we can make it happen. --Ellen

thelureofeuropa2438 karma

Love it. That's Weird Al himself Newtonising... and they're imitating me. I mean that's as immitationally flattering as it gets. I admit though, I'm not sure why I would be battling Isaac Newton rather than sitting down to share an apple and some peanut butter. BN

thelureofeuropa2094 karma

Neil would crush me. But based on our day of bike riding, I'm pretty sure I can outrun him. Phew... BN

thelureofeuropa1786 karma

And of course, robotic spacecraft are going there now! :-) -Robert P.

thelureofeuropa1650 karma

With the James Webb Space Telescope, we will look at the atmospheres of planets around other stars- taking a big leap towards finding habitable planets! JWST launches in 2018- so stay tuned! -- Ellen