Why We Need a Human Mission to Mars
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The idea that there is life beyond Earth is something that has been continuously speculated, yet a discovery may not be as far away as we think. Suggestions that Mars could support life, and even contain it, have lead to discussion as to whether we should launch a man-lead mission to Mars. To find out more we chatted to Malcolm Walter, a professor of Astrobiology at UNSW .