Today, the exploration of space remains one of the most stimulating and exciting areas of scientific research and technological development. One of the objectives for the next 10 years is to create, and then implement, a long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of the solar system, with Mars and the Moon as first targets. To undertake such a future mission requires major efforts of global and interdisciplinary cooperation between scientific, industrial, and legislative parties. This was recently highlighted in the report by the Committee on Human Spaceflight of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1
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