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Mars has been getting a lot of attention recently, with the Phoenix Lander capturing the most exciting Martian images outside of "War of the Worlds". But a global team of scientists is already planning an even more awesome mission - getting there and back again.
All the investigative missions so far have been one-way trips, and we count ourselves lucky if the probes even survive that. This strategy makes the missions much likely to.....