RECAPTURING A FUTURE FOR SPACE EXPLORATION: LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH FOR A NEW ERA, a new report from the National Research Council, identifies life and physical sciences research priorities for NASA in the next decade that could eventually enable human space exploration missions, including sending humans to Mars. The report also examines the role of the International Space Station in this research.
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