> ..we went from flapping our arms to not flapping our arms.. agreed, but there is so much to do in space that will evolve our flapping into something better,

> ..we went from flapping our arms to not flapping our arms.. agreed, but there is so much to do in space that will evolve our flapping into something better, imho :) > It's sci-fi, so let's ridicule people working on it i am not ridiculing him in any way, just questioning the priority of going to Mars in the timeline that is being planned. this is more about prestige and personal desires, seems to me.. > we're bitching about one person driving few billion $ to be spent on it. you can only spend a dollar once. a couple billions is not peanuts to most people still.. well, his investors probably agree, so its fine. never disappoint your investors, right :)