In article , Ian Stirling wrote:
In sci.space.policy Scott Lowther wrote:
Mike Rhino wrote:

If a lunar space station precedes a manned Mars mission, then the Mars
mission won't occur until many years after Bush leaves office.

A crash mission to Mars wouldn't come to fruition in any conceivable
Bush administration. At best he has 5 years left; ain't getting there in
that length of time.

Orion?

That just solves "transit time" - but, let's be honest, we'd be
hard-pressed to make it to the moon in five years, and the transit time
there is three days...

Development, even a crash program, isn't fast.

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-Andrew Gray