[Empire_of_Liberty]

I think it is more than a lack of will.

Jules Verne, it turns out, was right. It would be best to launch into space from a gun. That would splatter any astronauts, so we get as close to that as we can, with something like 12 G’s and a comfortable couch.

A return from Mars would be way worse than a return from Earth’s moon. The return from the Moon left a spaceship looking like burnt pizza.

I don’t think a return from Mars can be done.

[higgmeister]

AS dad used to say can't never did anything.   Or like The Dude said, “yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.”