Raoul, don't confuse my opinion for a consensus within the Mars Society. Bob Zubrin and many others want colonies on Mars ASAP. Many others want a return to the Moon for similar reasons as stated (and unstated) here...
In case you think I hold some view that is the opposite of Ed's theory of : "as we see more of Mars the less interested in manned exploration we become"...
I don't. I see the next set of unmanned mission as exciting some people to the point of writing to their congress person once or twice and/or joining the Planetary Society or Mars Society and being supportive for a few months maybe a year...
No sudden upsurge of support of the kind we see with environmental issues will happen as it is a little red dot. But remember the moon is a little gray pea in the night sky and most people couldn't tell you it's phase without looking at it...
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re: The Moon or Mars their changing perceptions
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- Strategic Choices
- re: The Moon or Mars
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- re: Flags and Footprints or finding the orgins of life itself?
- re: This is a red herring: It's not an either or question. We can both look for Martian life and Explore the surface with Humans.
- Amazing, isn't it!
- Romanticism Is A Poor Basis For Making Major Resource Commitments