Labels: text | screenshot | electronic device | electronics | headphones | indoor OCR: COLONIZATION TERRAFORMING A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE Meanwhile, a group of experts at the National Space Commission proposed a space program for the next 50 years which included setting up a permanent lunar base in 2015, a manned landing on Mars in 2017, and the founding of a Mars colony in 2035 ... The mission would, in all likelihood, last three years: nine months for the Earth-Mars flight, an 18-month stay on the Red Planet, and nine months for the return trip. The Soviets also were preparing a manned expedition to Mars in 2004. But then the Soviet Union collapsed, and American projects were scaled down. It should be added that, in 1989, the cost of putting a space station in Earth orbit was estimated at $20 billion, while the price tag for setting up a colony on Mars was evaluated at $400 billion. So Mars is still waiting ... MARS BETAT
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