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29.11.2014 NASA's preparation for Mars Mission continues nonstop - NASA NEWS: SCIENCE Bill Hill, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development comments: “EFT-1 is absolutely the biggest thing that this agency is going to do this year; this is really our first step on our journey to Mars.” NASA has been designing spacecraft that can send astronauts to Mars.This week, we will see if their newest project can handle this screeching 20,000-mph re-rentry through the planet’s atmosphere for its first test flight. It is a very significant test. On Thursday at 7:05 a.m. the unnamed test capsule is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on board the Delta IV Heavy rocket. After that it wil... Click for details of the news