In 2031, will the first humans have already landed on Mars? According to analysts, the first people to set foot on the red planet have already been born. With billionaires pumping extraordinary resources into space travel, will the vast unknown get more familiar over the next decade? We glimpse into the future with Professor Emerita Dato Seri Dr Mazlan Othman, astrophysicist and pioneer of Malaysia's space sector, to understand just how close we are to becoming true extraterrestrials.

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