I Think Humans Will Reach Mars, And

The Much-hyped Ares 1-x Was Much Ado About Nothing.

The Pilgrims On The Mayflower Landed At Plymouth Rock. To My Knowledge, They Didn't Wait Around For A Return Trip To Europe. You Settle Some Place With A Purpose. If You Don't Want To Do That, Stay Home. You Avoid An Awful Lot Of Risks By Not Venturing Outward.

Look At What Silicon Valley Has Done - The Advance Of Computers.

I'm Sure The Most Favorite Airplane In My Career Would Still Be The Sabre F86 Cleft Wing , Which Allowed Me To Be Credited With 2 Russian-built Mig-15 Destroyed During The Korean War. Where I Was In 1953.

The Best Way To Study Mars Is With Two Hands, Eyes And Ears Of A Geologist, First At A Moon Orbiting Mars... And Then On The Surface.