Blog 2

In 1969, Neil Armstrong made a giant leap for mankind on the moon. This mission, called for by President JFK to make America an example for the world (and beat those cosmonauts across the sea). Now, the space race is going private. Elon Musk, the founder of astronomical craft company SpaceX, seeks to build an 80 thousand-person colony on Mars, beginning in the 2020s. At a time of sequestration and cutbacks in NASA funding, this project is clearly ambitious. The Red Planet may become a Blue and Green Planet like ours. The days until prospective launch dwindle, but applicants for Musk's plan have as high hopes as ever.

Friends and family may live in different states or countries, but when the day comes that family could be on a different planet, I look forward to what possibilities that could bring.

(in the style of Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle's SciGuy)