Re:Those estimates don't seem too unrealistic... (Score 1)

People get caught up in the when and how but never ask the most important question, why? Just because you can do something doesn't make it imperative to do so (see: Moon landing, keeping people on life support for no other reason than the ability to do so). Granted it would be an exciting moment to watch the first man/woman land on Mars but what's the point? Aren't there enough mysteries to be explored closer to whom. Mars exploration is just a Hallmark moment. You open it up, get flushed with excitement and then toss it away. Bread and circuses for the geek set.