On to Mars.(Editorial)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  February, 2004  by Hunt, Margaret W.

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"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." (Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, 1864-1912). These words are carved into the granite memorial to ASM founding member William Eisenman (who served as managing director for 40 years), under the geodesic dome here at Materials Park.

They are very appropriate in terms of the NASA mission to explore Mars. As this issue of AM&P goes to press, NASA's Mars rover Spirit has landed and has begun to send back images of the Martian surface. The goals of the mission are to ...

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