The Tables Have Turned. This Time We're Invading Mars. Seriously.

National Geographic's upcoming series Mars may only show a fake landing on the Red Planet, but make no mistake, say its creators: A real-life landing is coming soon.

"There will be a Mars mission by 2033," says Everardo Gout, director of the part-documentary/part-scripted series that premieres in November. "They will fly every two years, because that's when the planets are in close enough alignment."

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