The Christian Science Monitor

May 6, 1998

by Todd Wilkinson

BELGRADE, MONT. -- Ten years from now, a spacecraft possibly carrying extraterrestrial life will land on Earth after an extended unmanned mission to Mars. While the purpose of that historic trip - bringing home Martian soil for firsthand examination - could yield substantive proof that we are not alone in the universe, the voyage itself comes replete with its own cosmic perils. For NASA and world health officials, the essential challenge is ...

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