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Michael Olson

Does Mars need Minnesotans?

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Four Minnesota residents are willing to take a one-way trip to Mars, and they're among the semifinalists in a program that would send humans to colonize the Red Planet with no prospect of ever coming back.

Jackson Kisling and Paul Larson are two of those finalists from Minnesota. They join an MPR News Google Hangout at noon to take questions about the mission. You can watch here, or join the chat to pose a question of your own.