Considering it was the success of the Soviet's Sputnik missions which rallied up American public to support for the Moon mission; I don't see why the progress o

Considering it was the success of the Soviet's Sputnik missions which rallied up American public to support for the Moon mission; I don't see why the progress of manned missions from China, India, Japan shouldn't create positive sentiment again within USA. With commendable growth of private space organisations within USA, it's perhaps inevitable that an American would be the first to land on Mars; which politics apart would still be a giant leap for mankind in general.