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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/nasa_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='NASA Working Toward Mission to Mars' data-article-id='412'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12979'>The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, said that the space agency is on track to land people on Mars in the 2030s.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='12979' data-end-time='17583'>Charles Bolden is the administrator for NASA. </span> <span data-start-time='17583' data-end-time='25000'>He said that five years ago, President Obama set that goal for the space agency.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='25000' data-end-time='39417'>Speaking at the Humans to Mars Summit 2015, Bolden said “This plan is clear, this plan is affordable and this plan is sustainable.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='39417' data-end-time='44021'>Buzz Aldrin was the second man to step on the moon. </span> <span data-start-time='44021' data-end-time='50229'>He is retired from NASA but is working to get humans to Mars. </span> <span data-start-time='50229' data-end-time='59021'>He told the summit that “we need to stimulate the public to be supportive” of a U.S. mission to Mars. </span> <span data-start-time='59021' data-end-time='68417'>The program, Mr. Aldrin said, needs to develop in a series of stages, or steps, over several years.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='68417' data-end-time='76521'>NASA engineer Bret Drake said that is the idea that several private companies have offered.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='76521' data-end-time='83917'>Explore Mars, Inc., is the group that organized the Humans to Mars summit last week. </span> <span data-start-time='83917' data-end-time='89833'>The group released a study on the steps required to send people to Mars.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='89833' data-end-time='105479'>They are a new Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft, a deep space environment for astronauts to live in, and new methods for entry, descent and landing.</span> <span data-start-time='105479' data-end-time='116771'>Other new technologies needed are solar electric propulsion for power and a vehicle that could land people on Mars.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='116771' data-end-time='125792'>NASA is already working with private partners to develop the technology needed to get humans to Mars. </span> <span data-start-time='125792' data-end-time='134875'>They are working to develop advanced propulsion and habitationwhere and how people will live on Mars once they get there.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='134875' data-end-time='140063'>One example is Lockheed Martin’s Stepping Stones plan. </span> <span data-start-time='140063' data-end-time='149813'>It calls for beginning flights to the International Space Station using today’s vehicles and Orion spacecraft. </span> <span data-start-time='149813' data-end-time='156083'>Later flights will land on Deimos, one of Mars’ two moons.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='156083' data-end-time='162708'>Last week NASA also announced a “Journey to Mars Challenge.” </span> <span data-start-time='162708' data-end-time='172042'>The agency is asking for ideas from the public on how to get people to Mars and how they can stay. </span> <span data-start-time='172042' data-end-time='185583'>The ideas could be about shelter, food, water, breathable air, communication, exercise, social relations and medicine. </span> <span data-start-time='185583' data-end-time='195458'>NASA said people are “encouraged to consider innovative and creative elements beyond these examples.” </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='195458' data-end-time='207063'>The Mars rovers Curiosity and Opportunity are already providing much information as they move across the Martian surface. </span> <span data-start-time='207063' data-end-time='217146'>It is already known that at one point in time Mars had conditions that could have supported life. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='217146' data-end-time='230604'>NASA’s Charles Bolden said that Mars “just might help us to unravel the age old mystery about whether life exists beyond Earth.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='230604' data-end-time='233479'>I’m Anne Ball.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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downwards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/to_move_forward.m4a'><span>to move forward</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/able_to_last_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>able to last for a long time</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2451 data-hint-location='105479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/what_does_propulsion_mean.m4a'>What does propulsion mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the force that moves something forward'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/a_new_idea.m4a'><span>a new idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/moving_downwards.m4a'><span>moving downwards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/the_force_that_moves_something_forward.m4a'><span>the force that moves something forward</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/able_to_last_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>able to last for a long time</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2452 data-hint-location='25000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/what_does_sustainable_mean.m4a'>What does sustainable mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='able to last for a long time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/able_to_last_for_a_long_time.m4a'><span>able to last for a long time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/to_move_forward.m4a'><span>to move forward</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/moving_downwards.m4a'><span>moving downwards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/a_new_idea.m4a'><span>a new idea</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2453 data-hint-location='59021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/how_does_aldrin_suggest_experts_develop_the_plan_to_go_to_mars.m4a'>How does Aldrin suggest experts develop the plan to go to Mars?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a series of stages'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/with_the_public.m4a'><span>with the public</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/in_secrecy.m4a'><span>in secrecy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/a_series_of_stages.m4a'><span>a series of stages</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/as_soon_as_possible.m4a'><span>as soon as possible</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2454 data-hint-location='39417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/who_was_the_second_man_to_step_on_the_moon.m4a'>Who was the second man to step on the moon?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Buzz Aldrin'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/buzz_lightyear.m4a'><span>Buzz Lightyear</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/barack_obama.m4a'><span>Barack Obama</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/lance_bass.m4a'><span>Lance Bass</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/buzz_aldrin.m4a'><span>Buzz Aldrin</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2455 data-hint-location='25000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/at_what_event_did_experts_discuss_the_plans_to_go_to_mars.m4a'>At what event did experts discuss the plans to go to Mars?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Humans to Mars Summit 2015'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/humans_to_mars_summit_2015.m4a'><span>Humans to Mars Summit 2015</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/earth_day.m4a'><span>Earth Day</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/nasa_party.m4a'><span>NASA Party</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/mars_meetings.m4a'><span>Mars Meetings</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2456 data-hint-location='125792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/nasa_is_working_on_where_and_how_humans_will__blank__on_mars_.m4a'>NASA is working on where and how humans will <span class='blank'>live</span> on Mars. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='live'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/communicate.m4a'><span>communicate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/travel.m4a'><span>travel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/live.m4a'><span>live</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/survive.m4a'><span>survive</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2457 data-hint-location='162708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/the_journey_to_mars_challenge_is_asking_for_ideas_from_the__blank_.m4a'>The Journey to Mars Challenge is asking for ideas from the <span class='blank'>public</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='public'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/public.m4a'><span>public</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/astronauts.m4a'><span>astronauts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/researchers.m4a'><span>researchers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/experts.m4a'><span>experts</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2458 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/nasa_is_on_track_to_land_people_on__blank__in_the_2030s.m4a'>NASA is on track to land people on <span class='blank'>Mars</span> in the 2030s.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Mars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/pluto.m4a'><span>Pluto</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/venus.m4a'><span>Venus</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/saturn.m4a'><span>Saturn</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/117/mars.m4a'><span>Mars</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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