With a portfolio of 26 operating mines and advancedexploration and development projects, Toronto-based Barrick Corporation is the largest gold mining company in the world.
"Before we can send astronauts there, we need to understand the environments and hazards that they would face" said Chris Moore, deputy director of advancedexploration systems at NASA headquarters.
Chris Moore, NASA's deputy director for advancedexploration systems, said the space agency is working on engines aimed at cutting the trip time by the 2030s, when it hopes to send humans to Mars.