Posted on 05/22/2011 5:27:18 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Last week, long-time Mars advocate Robert Zubrin published an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal saying mankind could get to Mars on the cheap within 5 years using SpaceX (News - Alert) hardware -- but was he serious, or just fishing for a debate? Meanwhile, SpaceX continues to drop a trail of bread crumb hints that it's build up infrastructure capable of supporting a long-term commitment to Mars.
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Zubrin published an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal saying mankind could get to Mars on the cheap within 5 years using SpaceXHe sticks to the same line of bull, no matter what happens.
I could certainly try but why would I want a hunk of ice?
We could use another space race! That was good times. Think if the Chinese announce they’re going it would motivate anyone?
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