1.0World Newshttps://site.itshrt.com/worldnewsNewshttps://site.itshrt.com/worldnews/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UhBr3T6eYp"><a href="https://site.itshrt.com/worldnews/mars-beckons-cbs-news/">Mars beckons – CBS News</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://site.itshrt.com/worldnews/mars-beckons-cbs-news/embed/#?secret=UhBr3T6eYp" width="600" height="338" title="“Mars beckons – CBS News” — World News" data-secret="UhBr3T6eYp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://site.itshrt.com/worldnews/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i2.wp.com/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/06/23/5d57b002-8c92-4325-8cc1-669310cd03fc/thumbnail/1200x630/1c8486bfbd764083718ee587a543919a/0623-sunmo-mars-1878870-640x360.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6&w=1920&resize=1920,998&ssl=11920998Mankind has never been closer to setting foot on Mars. NASA is completing construction of its new Mars rover, in readiness for launching next summer, while SpaceX is firing prototypes of its Mars rocket engines, getting ready for short test flights in late 2020. David Pogue reports on the prognosis for manned exploration of the Red Planet, and how human endurance is being tested in a habitat constructed on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano.