The fans of Mars
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Mars has become a popular topic for movies, with 'Mission to Mars' to be released in Mar 2000, and 'Red Planet', to be released later that year, among Mars movies. The movies are based on plans of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a manned mission to Mars. There is hope that greater interest will be aroused in Mars as a resultof the movies. Scientists may be able to find commercial spnsorship for work on Mars as a result of the movies. There is also a belief that a privately funded mission could be the first manned mission to Mars.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Blazing a trail to Mars
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The US and Russia are renewing their efforts to explore Mars, thanks to new advances in aeronautics and renewed interest in the planet stemming from the recent discovery of bacteria on a Martian meteorite. The new Martian expeditions are intended to collect further clues of Earth's evolution.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Case closed? Mars exploration
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The so-called Mars Underground, a group that advocates a manned Mars expedition, met in May 1993 to discuss why their once ambitious plans have been abandoned by NASA. No Mars exploration funds have been included in Pres Clinton's budget, but unmanned explorations will continue.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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