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There are no humans living on Mars, however NASA hopes that humans will begin colonizing Mars in a couple of decades. Mars does not have air, it does not provide protection from radiation, it has lower gravity, it does not produce food, and it does not reach reasonable temperatures for life (It is too cold!). These are only some of the problems astronauts will have to face to live on Mars. The International Space Station has been important for experiments about living in deep space. NASA has started exploring new options and creating new technologies for this difficult task, but currently humans do not have the ability to survive on the red planet!