Inspiration Mars
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 13:54
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Dennis Tito, who in 2001 became the world’s first “space tourist,” said Wednesday that he plans to send a married couple on a fast, free-return mission to Mars in 2018. To plan the interplanetary roundtrip, Tito established the nonprofit Inspiration Mars Foundation, which will work with NASA and industry partners to select the spacecraft and crew for the 501-day mission. The flight takes advantage of a rare planetary alignment, leading to a targeted launch date of Jan. 5, 2018. Tito said he hopes to use the mission inspire the next generation of explorers.
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