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Originally Posted by Greg Woelki
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Like I said, I understand the romance of sending humans past LEO. I just disagree with NDT. The times now are radically different than in the 1960s. We were at odds with Russia and felt we needed to assert our dominance over them. The difference now is that nobody else is even trying to go. The competition fueled the public support NASA had in the 1960s and that just simply doesn't exist today. And unfortunately, even if there was a competitor out there looking to go to Mars, we might have some support. However, given the current state of sentiments in Washington DC, the priorities simply aren't in line with sending humans on deep space missions. I would absolutely love to see humans on Mars, but I don't see it happening for a very, very long time. Who knows? Perhaps one day we as a people will set aside our differences and partner with other nations to achieve the goal. But for the time being, it's not happening. Not because we don't have the technology or know-how, but because we don't have the ambition.