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Can We Make It to Mars? (#501)

A trip to Mars and back could take two to three years. Can humans survive the journey, fraught with deadly meteoroids, bone and muscle wasting, and perilous levels of radiation? [56 minutes]

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Premiering January 19, 2011 on PBS 00:30
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Full Program: See new space suits, foods, plasma rockets, and meet a Mars rover driver. 53:06
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NOVA scienceNOW | Next-Generation Space Suits... (#501)

Today's suits are bulky. MIT's Dava Newman is out to change that with a sleek new design. 10:45
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NOVA scienceNOW | Space Food | PBS (#501)

How do you keep food fresh on a three-year round-trip to Mars? 06:51
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NOVA scienceNOW | Plasma Rockets | PBS (#501)

A new rocket might be able to zip us to Mars and back in under three months. 06:39
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Curricular Areas: Math; Science & Technology
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