Bryan Caldwell

Project Manager

Project Manager for the HI-SEAS Mars Exploration Analog mission

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Life on Mars may be more than a David Bowie song in the near future if SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has his way. Musk announced his plan Tuesday to start manned missions to Mars by 2022.

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