[Lazamataz]

Marginal breakthroughs in one or a few technologies will never overcome the laundry list of unacceptable risks.

Same thing with flying. It'll never happen.

[G Larry]

Laz,

You are missing the point.
It is not about what is technologically possible.

The risk averse policies, drive design requirements that make the end objective financially unachievable.

When we can attain the same results with robots for 10% of the cost, you can’t justify sending man.

What are the theoretical benefits of sending man to Mars?