I can only imagine what it would be like to have this as a memory.

@Picklebobble2 Yeah. The scientific community would love to learn more about Mars. But they figured out a long time ago that robotic landers are a lot more cost effective, and that human flight should be reserved for specific scientific purposes, such as when a robotic lander finds evidence of life at a particular site -- that would be a place where humans could learn a lot more by actually being there.

On the other hand, there are others who want to colonize Mars -- give it an atmosphere and water, etc. I hate that idea, because they would be killing Mars. But people see it as "the new frontier". Just as Europeans came to the shores of America, and just as the United States expanded to fill the vast interior of the country, Mars in their view is the next stage.

@Picklebobble2 It's basically trying to build hope that if and when we make Earth too uninhabitable for the rich to live on, they can get their own exclusive uninhabitable planet.

@Longpatrol When there's no more exclusive real estate at home; take a trip somewhere far more exclusive

@Piper I hope he does.