Clearly, some creative thinking is badly needed if humans are to have a future beyond Earth. Returning to the Moon may be worthy and attainable, but it fails to capture the public's imagination. What does get people excited is the prospect of a mission to Mars.
“We can no longer prosper by increasing human productivity. The more we try to do, the more poverty we will create.”
“Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.”