There's no need to rush to get to Mars. It isn't going anywhere.
That was GWB’s vision for the Constellation/Orion program before Muslim Outreach became NASA’s primary objective.
Space X wont even have a manrated vehicle before 2020 much less something capable of going to the moon, Mars is totally outside their capabilities. They had pad failures that they have to fix before they can even haul cargo. I know, you haven’t heard anything about it because they are as transparent as the Obama Administration about what they are doing. If you watch a full video you will see some of the pad failures but not all that ocurred.
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