July 20, 2004

           A sad anniversary. It was 35 years ago that the Apollo 11 guys walked on the moon. Sad, because we should instantly have set out for Mars. It was known that Mars had an atmosphere and probably water. Instead, the money got wasted on 135 "shuttle" missions that went nowhere. Now the money is being wasted on a space station. Compared to a manned mission to Mars, all these other side-projects are duller than dishwater.
           The "Mars face" photo was taken from orbit in 1976. Here are the photos of increasing detail taken by subsequent orbiters.