[Alberta's Child]

There may be some truth to what you say, but who else is doing anything of great consequence? It’s not like India or Zimbabwe is ramping up for a manned mission to Mars these days.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

It’s not like India or Zimbabwe is ramping up for a manned mission to Mars these days.

India nixed it's launch of an unmanned moon mission last week due to a technical glitch. China has already done an unmanned moon mission. China has put astronauts into earth orbit since the early 2000s. India is planning manned space flight by 2022. They both have ambitions in space, and money to do it.