Sunday, March 9, 2008, 3:04pm
Will humans ever really go to Mars? Let's face it, the obstacles are quite daunting. Not only are there numerous, difficult, technical issues to overcome, but the political will and perseverance of any one nation to undertake such an arduous task just can't be counted on. However, one former NASA engineer believes a human mission to Mars is quite doable, and such an event would unify the world as never before. But Jim McLane's proposal includes a couple of major caveats: the trip to Mars should be one-way, and have a crew of only one person.
Fresh info on a subject you commented on before
I've written a new magazine article on this same subject that addresses many of the comments on last years blogs. I hope you will read the article and discuss it as you did the earlier one.
The current article appears in the Jan/Feb issue of SEARCH magazine. SEARCH is a hard copy publication, but the feature article can be read online at:
http://www.searchmagazine.org/January-February%202009/full-mars.html