WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA is considering a plan to get around limited budgets set in Washington by stretching out missions to bring back samples from Mars, a researcher said on Wednesday.
Nasa May Stretch Out Mars Missions To Save Money
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Wed, 04/28/2010 - 12:48pm
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