02-06-2016 20:17 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Humans to Mars by 2028? Check Out Lockheed Martin's Red Planet 'Base Camp' Idea

Lockheed Martin has launched its campaign to establish a "Mars Base Camp" — a vision for sending humans to Mars by 2028. In its Mars Base Camp concept video, the aerospace compant Lockheed Martin lays out a plan that would transport astronauts from Earth to a Mars-orbiting science laboratory, where they could perform real-time scientific exploration, analyze Martian rock and soil samples,and confirm the ideal place to land humans on the surface. Lockheed Martin foresees laun
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