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Obama points Americans to Mars

Forty or 50 years ago, John Noble Wilford covered the Apollo moon landings for the New York Times. He was quoted this week by President Obama in an essay on CNN’s website: Mars tugs at the imagination “with a force mightier than gravity.” Mr.

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By Warren Olney • Oct 12, 2016 • 1 min read

Forty or 50 years ago, John Noble Wilford covered the Apollo moon landings for the New York Times. He was quoted this week by President Obama in an essay on CNN’s website: Mars tugs at the imagination “with a force mightier than gravity.” Mr. Obama says it’s possible for humans to visit Mars and return to Earth by the 2030’s…and he says America’s getting started.

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