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Briefing
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- Mars Mission 2030 – NASA planning manned mission to Mars in 2030 to explore viability as human habitat and learn more about Earth's history and future, since Mars' formation and evolution is similar to Earth
- Reduced Payload and Costs – Aims to reduce cargo costs by making goods on Mars instead of transporting them from Earth
- Research Institutes Investments – Funds two research institutes, Center for Utilization of Biological Engineering Space (CUBES) and Institute for Ultra-Strong Composites by Computational Design, with $15 million each to develop manufacturing technologies for goods such as food, fuel, and pharmaceuticals, as well as building materials on Mars
- Mars Metal Extraction – Will research extracting metals from Martian soil with University of Central Florida, which can be used to build structures on Mars using 3D printer
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Government (excluding military)
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Organization
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NASA
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 27, 2017
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