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Donald Trump shakes former NASA Astronaut and second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin's hand after signing an executive order to send American astronauts back to the moon, and eventually Mars. (Getty/Brendan Smialowsk)

Trump to cut climate change missions

Nicole Karlis
This image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars. A group of NASA-funded researchers are entering an isolated geodesic dome perched on a remote Hawaii volcano to study human behavior for future long-term space exploration, including future trips to Mars. The six crew members entered a dome structure on the Big Island's Mauna Loa Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and will spend eight months together in the research facility without physical contact with any other human beings. (NASA via AP) (AP)

Musk's unrealistic Mars plan

Andrew Maynard - The Conversation
Alex Jones (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

NASA snaps back at Alex Jones

Taylor Link
Elon Musk (Getty/Hector Guerrero/Photo montage by Salon)

Matthew Rozsa
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