I am not sure what "final draft report on the Mars exploration program" the author of this article is referring to, but it appears that NASA is adopting Robert Zubrin's (The Mars Society) "Mars Direct" program for use in a mission to Mars. Launch date? 2030. Let's hope it is sooner than that!
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