NASA will consider a pair of proposals for a Mars orbiting space station from University of Michigan scientists, pitting researchers from the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences against each other.
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"Each of the teams will receive $2 million for a nine-month feasibility study, and NASA will choose one for full development at a total cost of not more than $475 million. The two projects were chosen from among 26 proposals submitted last year for the Mars Exploration Project."
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