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Destination: Mars
GEM Element	Element Value
title	Destination: Mars
description	The Earthlings are coming! Engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in Houston, Texas, are preparing to send people to Mars. The mission is not official yet. See whats planned in this National Geographic WORLD story.
medium	image/gif, text/HTML,
subject	engineering, astronomy, technology, space sciences,
type	Secondary source
level	3, 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, kindergarten,
keywords	NASA, Mars, Space travel, Space exploration, Astronaut, Aerospace engineering, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Robot, Space technology, Humans in space, Manned mission, Space colony, Collapsible habitat, Closed-loop life-support system, Chemical maker,
mediator	Parents, Teachers, Students,
beneficiary	Students
priceCode	Free
onlineprovider	National Geographic Society
recordCreated	2001-02-10T00:47:47-5:00
CatalogingTool	GEMCat 3.21
IndividualCataloger	Cross-Curricular Connections
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