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Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts

As NASA prepares to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s, University of Mississippi researchers are working on one of the key questions:

Martian air could yield methane rocket fuel with fewer unwanted byproducts

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As NASA prepares to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s, University of Mississippi researchers are working on one of the key questions:

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As NASA prepares to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s, University of Mississippi researchers are working on one of the key questions:

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