for around fifteen minutes. Not long after the mission ended, so did the public fascination. And what did those pictures show the American public, a few red dusty rocks? Most people never put them in their proper perspective. Sure we (space enthusiasts) know what Mars looks like, but the vast majority have no idea of , or interest in Mars. And what of the people who were to young to remember Pathfinder? The mission is mostly unknown by them. But the Moon is a different story. It is never out of sight, therefor it's never out of mind. It is a part of every day reality, whereas Mars isn't. What better way to inspire the young than to tell a child that there really is a "Man in the Moon", many of them in fact.
I support a mission to Mars and a base, as well as an eventual colony. I also support a base on the Moon as well. I think that the more bodies in this solar system we inhabit the better. But in my opinion the Moon is the best first choice, not only for the reasons I've mentioned before. The Moon is much closer to the environment of NEOs than Mars, and it would make a great training ground for future asteroid mining.
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