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TWiS 8: Humans to Mars, Part 2 - From NASA's planned missions to SpaceX's Starship, we're headed to Mars

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On this episode, we look at NASA's plans to land humans on the Red Planet from the Apollo era through today, and SpaceX's parallel initiatives with the Starship mega-rocket. Which program will be the first to be Mars-capable? Also, a comet the size of Rhode Island heading our way, a cry for help to ET, and a meteor shower is happening.

Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik

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