We are going to Mars and its not the choccy bar factory visit either

We are going to Mars and its not the choccy bar factory visit either
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/biggest-ever-rocket-man-mars-160357782.html

“….Nasa administrator, and former astronaut, Charles Bolden said: “President Obama challenged us to be bold and dream big, and that’s exactly what we are doing at Nasa.
“While I was proud to fly on the space shuttle, tomorrow’s explorers will now dream of one day walking on Mars.”
The new rocket programme is expected to cost US taxpayers $35bn (£22bn).
Since retiring the shuttle earlier this year, Nasa has commissioned commercial companies to design and operate cargo rockets to service the International Space Station.
It will concentrate its own resources on deep space exploration.”

Yipee says me:D I am going to hope I stay around to see it while as a bean counter recognising that humanitarian schemes also are adequately funded.

My listening avidly to Arthur C Clarke’s lectures are going further than I ever dreamed.

Virgin Galactic are going to try for Gold in the Olympic year too.:) Maybe marketing hype but it is do able for rich wallets (not mine). Give Richard his due.:)