"We're at a point in history where everyone can be an explorer, " Doug McCuistion, director of Nasa's Mars Exploration Program, said.

美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）火星探测计划负责人道格·麦克奎斯逊（Doug McCuistion）说，“我们处于一个任何人都可以成为探测家的历史时点。”

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Thus, the most important goal of the exploration program is to identify sites on Mars where groundwater is within practical drilling distance of the surface.

这样，探测工程最重要的目的就是在距离地面的实际钻井距离范围内确定地下水的位置。

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While praising NASA's robotic missions like the Mars Exploration Rovers, Weinberg said the manned part of the space program has contributed essentially nothing to science.

尽管 Weinberg 赞扬了 NASA 的太空机器人项目，比如火星探索漫步者计划，但是他说太空计划中的载人项目对科学基本上没有贡献。

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The overarching strategy of NASA's Mars Exploration Program has long been to follow the water, and Curiosity is no exception.

MSN: Curiosity aims to unlock Mars mysteries - Technology & science - Space - Space.com | NBC News

"This is the most challenging landing we have ever attempted, " said Doug McCuistion, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars exploration program.

WSJ: NASA's Robot Lab Curiosity Nears Mars

Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, said the observations provided the strongest evidence to date that water still flowed occasionally on the surface of Mars.

CNN: Life on Mars?