Well, it appears that the two data points that you and I can validated don't corroborate that hypothesis. There are plenty of organizations that could successf

Well, it appears that the two data points that you and I can validated don't corroborate that hypothesis. There are plenty of organizations that could successfully fund a Mars colony, and I'm sure there are many, many people who would donate to a crowdfunding campaign to make it happen outside the scope of any existing formalized organization.