New Report Advocates for Human Missions to Mars to Search for Life
A new report titled 'A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars' has been published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report, co-chaired by Dava Newman from MIT and Linda T. Elkins-Tanton from UC Berkeley, outlines the scientific rationale for sending humans to Mars. It emphasizes the search for life as a primary objective, proposing a series of missions starting with a 30-day human landing followed by a longer 300-day mission. The report aims to align NASA's human spaceflight and science exploration programs, providing a framework for meaningful scientific exploration on Mars.