[Lester Moore]

I disagree. I've no interest whatsoever of putting a human on that planet and I don't want to pay for your desire to do so.

Please make sure you pay for your martian dream with your own money and not mine.

[MartinStyles]

Very depressing that people still think that way now. Would you rather the pittance of money that the space program uses go towards more welfare? It’s something that actually shows results, unlike most government non-military programs.

[kinoxi]

Sticking your head in the sand is not a good mentality for your progeny. We cannot stay where we are at in equilibrium. / existentialism. It will pay for itself much earlier and with a much higher yield than current government issued bonds IMO. The money part is why china is racing into a manned program. Get real.

[Kirkwood]

“Please make sure you pay for your martian dream with your own money and not mine.”

Dude, your taxes are already paying for that trip. If you don’t like it, I would advise you to stop paying taxes. I think you’ll be the first to complain when commie china gets there ahead of us and declares the entire planet their property.

[RightWhale]

Please make sure you pay for your martian dream with your own money and not mine.

Easily done as soon as you remove the onerous 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty.