Is our technology ready for a mission to Mars? What are the "unknowns" we have to solve before a mission to Mars is possible? What about the psychological aspects of a Mars mission? Dirk Frimout, the first Belgian who has seen planet Earth from outer space, will bring us up to date on the next frontier in space exploration.

Exploration is a property of humanity and will always be. After 61 years of space travel around the earth and flights to the moon, is it now time for a mission to the next tangible frontier: the planets Mars.

A Mars mission is very big challenge. For NASA a manned mission to Mars has become its highest priority project. The dimension of such a project is so big that international cooperation will be necessary. NASA is proposing a mission in three steps: First, using the ISS to develop the required technologies. Second a long duration project near the moon and the third step will be the exploration around Mars, ending with a human landing on the red planet.

A mission to Mars is so complex that it will be the beginning of a new era of space travel.

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