Bush To Announce Manned Trip To Moon, Mars

edmunz writes "Foxnews just placed an article on their website saying that Bush is expected to make an announcement towards the middle of next week, proposing a manned mission to Mars as well as a return to the moon. Bush hopes to spark a renewed public interest in space exploration. No mission would happen any time soon, rather a preparation of over a decade would take place before the first men/women set out to explore Mars."

Comments

Election time is drawing near...

[SmoothOperator]

I think that in the near future we will see many such ideas originate from the White House. People need to be interested in what the government can do. They need to be informed, and right now, that is not really happening. As soon as someone mentions "Bush", everyone is thinking about the situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Bush needs to introduce many new ideas if he wishes to get himself re-elected, because the problems in the Middle East will not be solved any time soon... And in my opinion he can't win unless they are solved, or unless the country focuses on a grand new goal.

Re:Who to send...how many to send...

[pascalpp]

I hereby nominate George W. Bush to be voted off the planet.

Pedantic note

[Jesrad]

That's "Zubrin", as in "Robert Zubrin", not "Zurbin". Thanl you for your inattention.