Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources to do it alone, but a consortium of nations and space agencies could achieve it within 20 years.
“War may be an armed angel with a mission, but she has the personal habits of the slums.”
“I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.”