[JSteff]

commercial opportunities in mining.

If that if a reason to go to Mars, wouldn't it be even more of a reason to go back to our moon?

It would take less fuel and has a potential huge pay off with helium 3.... or so I have heard.

[marron]

And its just a 3-day drive.

If you’re going to have trouble, it would be nice to have it only 3 days away.