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re: Yes . . .
D. Spires — (archived)

. . . and the initial topic, that Dean, or any other runner for the U.S. presidency, would ever be able to miraculously push a manned Mars mission, remains a joke. This is not the 20th century. That window of opportunity closed with the advent of the mighty shuttle as the do-all/end-all of NASA goals. Mars will remain unattainable, until such time as new technology lifts us, cheaply, from NEO, and back on our initial heading of the stars.

For now, the U.S.-led Coalition to Mars remains stuck in limbo, on a dirty little planet peopled with demanding terrorist extremists. Once we've handled their needs, we'll see about again reaching escape velocity.

Who knows? China’s attempts just may help us decide upon new priorities. For this, I wish China luck in their endeavor, for it will spur the U.S. once again to the helm of space exploration. Of course, if they crash-n-burn, we’ll as likely sit back and mutter something about success actually having to do with rocket science not being a cut-n-paste technology.

We’ll see,
Dan

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