How old is this article? Says 2021/2023, but:<p>"The on-again off-again trip to Mars, originally scheduled for the 1970s, will very likely be too expensive for either the United States or the Soviet Union to undertake alone."
No. Next question?<p>Like it or not, the utility and cost of anything space related these days has gone up and down respectively.<p>With billions wasted worldwide each year on frivolous weddings, unused education and ridiculous fashion...I feel like space exploration is one of the few things actually worthwhile.