Comment Re:Neil DeGrasse Tyson may be right - now, but... (Score 1) 580
"So was crossing the atlantic in a boat."
'Tis true, Until we find natives on another planet foolishly hoarding natural resources, that are ripe for exploitation and conquest, then commercial space programs are doomed.
Until then our only hope (stop, please stop, thinking about making a joke there) is some crazy idiot backed by a second-rate global player who thinks he can find a quicker route from San Jose to San Francisco via Mars.