The light slowly comes on
http://www.nasawatch.com
It just takes some people much much longer to understand.
Cowing finally shows a minimal understanding of launch markets.
Lou is right - There is no massive public demand for manned flight to Mars.
The only thing that might drive manned deep space is the need to use the Moon to detect impactors.
We are all already in space, passengers on planet Earth.
E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas