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Steve Squyres on Why Humans Should Go to Mars

The principal scientist in charge of Spirit and Opportunity explains how he fell in love with Mars and why humans need to go

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American astronomer and planetary scientist Steve Squyres, the principal scientist in charge of Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity, explains how he fell in love with Mars and why humans need to go there.

Photo: NASA/ Johnson Space Center
Astronaut John Glenn poses in Mercury Spacesuit in 1962.
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Two people standing in front of solar panels on top of a yellow building.
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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

4 min read
back view of man in baseball cap holding controllers for robot arms, which are in silhouette in front of him, just outside of the shadows

Video Friday: Good Behaviors

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Gold-colored, leaf sized origami surround a microflier
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Solar-Powered Microfliers for Swarm-Based Surveying

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