Mars is not and should not be at all considered "our ultimate destination in space". That is too short sighted. Interglatic, multigenterationalMars is not and should not be at all considered "our ultimate destination in space". That is too short sighted. Instead of the Moon (been there, done that) or onto Mars (just a longer trip), we should focus on building Intergalactic and multigenerational space craft.
We can start doing that research and construction in low then high Earth orbit. And using robots instead of astronauts is much less expensive than just putting humans on Mars. Times are tight and the space industry should adjust along with the rest of the world.
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Mars is not and should not be at all considered "our ultimate destination in space". That is too short sighted. Interglatic, multigenterationalMars is not and should not be at all considered "our ultimate destination in space". That is too short sighted. Instead of the Moon (been there, done that) or onto Mars (just a longer trip), we should focus on building Intergalactic and multigenerational space craft. We can start doing that research and construction in low then high Earth orbit. And using robots instead of astronauts is much less expensive than just putting humans on Mars. Times are tight and the space industry should adjust along with the rest of the world.