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Scientists are developing manned mission to Mars to anticipate problems that could make or break the US space agency s future manned mission to Mars. “NASA has formalised plans to send a crewed spacecraft to Mars, a journey that could involve 250 million miles of travel,†said researchers from the North-western University in the US. Scientists are studying the behaviour of analogue astronaut crews. Even for an astronaut, the psychological demands of this Mars journey will be exceptional. The