Looking Up - 29 April 2016

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Sending a Dragon capsule to Mars “as soon as 2018″

“One of the planets you can see in the night sky is Mars. It remains in Scorpius rising at 7:30 at night and visible, and closing on it heels is Saturn, only half an hour behind and also in the central body of Scorpius. Jupiter is also up, in the constellation of Leo the lion so we have the big visible planets all there to view most of the night. It’s amazing to look at Mars and think that one day earthlings will set foot on its surface…”.
29 Apr 2016 English South Africa Places & Travel

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