A: No. Neither has impacted the other for me. Past that: We had an official promise of a manned mission to Mars by George Bush in 2004. He said we'd do it in 1

A: No. Neither has impacted the other for me. Past that: We had an official promise of a manned mission to Mars by George Bush in 2004. He said we'd do it in 10 years. Now is like then. I've not heard a realistic plan put forth.