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[i]Language in the report dealing with NASA's exploration plans would restrict NASA's ability to fund (ARM). While noting that technologies being developed for ARM could have some future benefits, "the Committee believes that neither a robotic nor a crewed mission to an asteroid appreciably contribute to the overarching mission to Mars," it states. "Further, the long-term costs of launching a robotic craft to the asteroid, followed by a crewed mission, are unknown and will divert scarce resources away from developing technology and equipment necessary for missions to Mars." "Toward that end, no funds are included in this bill for NASA to continue planning efforts to conduct either robotic or crewed missions to an asteroid," the report states. "Instead, NASA is encouraged to develop plans to return to the Moon to test capabilities that will be needed for Mars."[/i]
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