Why did you shut down "political" discussion on your own board, Doug?

That's easy, the participants there were less enthusiastic about manned Mars flight than you were.

Foaming at the mouth? Not really, but it really frustrating having the facts and realistic science and engineering in postst removed by manned Mars enthusiasts.

What is further frustrating is that perceptually, you're incapable of understanding them, so I have to bring them up again and again and again.

As far as my doing "my cause" good, the George Brown Jr. amendment is still law here in the US.

Sinec this is US taxpayer dollars being spent, why don't you simply butt out. If you want a UK manned Mars program, then you pay for it.