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02.09.10

Water Bears Are Headed for a Martian Moon

A delayed Russian mission will try again in two years to deliver Earth life to Phobos
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 10.12.2009 at 2:45 pm 7 Comments

Water bears, the tiny creatures that have already been proven to survive direct exposure to the vacuum of space, were slated for launch to a Martian moon this month. But Russian officials chose to delay their first interplanetary mission in more than a decade due to safety and technical issues, until the next launch window opens in 2011.

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