Come on Buck you couldn't spot the major gaffe's in this one? No wonder I've never heard of this guy. It's not about adventure, it's about resources. An issue this num nut gets backward. You honestly think wheat is going to be shipped to Earth from the Moon?

Mars has the adventure to generate public interest, the science potential to generate technical and public interest, and the resources to be a home for humanity not just a tourist destination. It's not NASA's job to develope tourism or colonies. It's NASA's job to explore and develope technology. Lunar tourism is an issue for private development and so is Martian colonization. NASA should enable both by following up on lunar ice, demonstrating insitu resource utilization at both where practical on a limited basis, and developing CATS.

I'll take the opinion of Bruce Murray, Wes Huntress, Louise Freidman, Chris McKay, Carl Sagan, and Robert Zubrin over this guy any day.

Regards,
Mark