Sunday Science: We’re Not Going to Mars Anytime Soon – Despite What Trump and Musk Say [Probably Wrong]

It's easy to say we're going to Mars in the next few years. The reality is a lot harder. So why the false promises? What are Musk's real goals for NASA?

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Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist, science educator and science communicator.
 
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