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PBS NewsHour  SpaceX Boldly Looks to Blast 'Millions of People to Mars'

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Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: SpaceX Boldly Looks to Blast 'Millions of People to Mars'

With the space shuttle era now over and U.S. space flight on the verge of going private for the near future, the company behind the so-called SpaceX project has ambitious plans to make space flight cheaper for cargo and for humans, with a bold idea to send millions of people to Mars. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

Duration: (10:58)
Premiere Date: 05/03/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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