If you were to ask somebody witnessing the US Moon landings in 1969, just as Apollo 11’s Eagle lander was touching down in the Sea of Tranquility, how long it would take man to get to the surface of the next big challenge in our quest for space exploration, Mars, they would undoubtedly not have said “sometime in the 2030s.” Still, this is the consensus now, as president Obama announced it as a goal – hopefully, this is a promise he will keep. Read more »
