Letter to Mars? Royal Mail works it out for British boy, 5

Letter to Mars? Royal Mail works it out for British boy, 5 London (AFP) Dec 4, 2015 - Britain's Royal Mail has turned to NASA for help after a five-year-old boy wrote in asking how much it would cost to post a letter to Mars. But Oliver Geddings probably won't be able to send a letter to outer space as the price - Pounds 11,602.25 ($18,000, 16,000 euros) - is well beyond the reach of most children's pocket money. In its reply to Oliver, who wants to become an astronaut, the R ... more

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