Nasa selects CTO as trainee astronaut for Mars mission

Dan Worth
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Physics expert Josh Cassada works for quantum optics firm and could be sent to Mars

A serving chief technology officer has been selected as a trainee astronaut by Nasa for training that could see him sent to Mars or landing on an asteroid. The eight candidates were chosen from ...

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