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ill there be a manned mission to Mars? What can we expect from recently-launched deep-space probes headed to Jupiter, and to study comets and asteroids? What is the real benefit of the International Space Station? How does the manned Chinese space program fit in? What are NASA's plans for a multigenerational space craft, plasma engines and other futuristic technology - and how will they replace the Space Shuttle? This book looks at the technology, the challenges, the astronauts, the scientists-and the global politics that can make space exploration a pawn of earthbound conflicts.
