A lot of good research will come out of it. There is a lot of work involved in designing a space capsule that can support two people for 500 days in space. Also, there is a lot of useful research data that will come from the trip.
And then there's just the coolness-factor for doing it.
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Date: 2013-03-23 04:02 am (UTC)And then there's just the coolness-factor for doing it.