46 – Keeping Mars Alive (feat. Rick Davis)

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NASA may have pivoted to the Moon, but Mars remains a horizon goal. Keeping the different departments at the Agency focused and working together towards this goal is no small task. Jake is joined Rick Davis, Assistant Director for Science and Exploration, to talk about how NASA is working to send Humans to Mars.

We Talk Humans to Mars

• NASA’s Mars Human Landing Sites Study

Previous Coverage of NASA & Humans to Mars

• Episode 1: The Waxing Interest in Mars (January 2016)
• Episode 24: Risks & Rewards (feat. Leonard David, May 2017)
• Episode 34: Moon vs. Mars (feat. Laura Forczyk, December 2017)
• Episode 42: A Culture of Safety (feat. Holly Griffith, May 2018)

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