The Path to Mars: Boeing Leading Charge in Deep Space Mission

[GetOutsideYourself]

The complexity of such a mission is staggering.  The risks of an Earth launch, 7 months in space, entry into Martian atmosphere and a soft landing, risks on the planet, risks in the launch from Mars and docking with the habitat and space tug, another 7 month journey back to Earth, then another atmospheric entry.  I'm thankful we have men and women willing to take these risks for science and exploration.  

[imPrgrmr]

Unfortunately I have heard this " Today's children will be the first explorers" once again when I was a child. I wish this time the dream comes true.

[ignaciogonzalez]

Amazing, just amazing. Can't wait to finally see humans set foot on mars. I've been waiting forever and have often dreamt the day would the come.

[terran]

"...To boldly go where no one has gone before..."

- Every Star Fleet Enterprise Captain Apparently

[Sciencegames]

Amazing. I can't believe I am going to be on the forefront of this. This is the best time to be alive!

[isaacopyrchal]

Mark my words but I will be one of the first humans to step foot on mars boeing and everyone else who is reading this and doubting me I will be on mars in the mid 2030's 

[jeremycastro]

Space x wants to go to mars as early as 2018

[thegrrambino]

its not fair! our human lifespans are so small compared to the time it takes to see all the cool new advancements in spaceflight that will take place in the next few hundred years :(

[Minecraftmania]

Im between 10-20, study science and math and do a whole lot of other things that are space related, so I might be on mars!

[jalanjolawd]

100 years or more? Is this really Boeing's official channel? I can't even imagine their senior engineers are that conservative. It is doable in at least 10-20 years with the right amount of resources. Obviously that's a whole 'nother can of worms but not insurmountable. 

[jamiegodman]

It's going to be a SpaceX astronaut that first steps foot on Mars. Not Boeing, not NASA or SLS but SpaceX!

[SawdEndymon]

NEW CHALLENGE FOR US KSP PLAYERS!!! Make the tug in game!!!!

[dunkninddonuts]

in the meantime spacex is winning this race and carrying up to 100 tons of cargo

[orionspacecraft]

I hope you people know that SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturing company, while NASA is a space agency/manufacturer. People seem to get these two mixed up frequently.

[davidkuo]

i hope i live long enough to see this happen!!!! 

[hassanhenry]

Man just imagine it, colonies on Mars...What can we find? What can we do? I think its possible, but it will take a lot of time and a lot of planning. Hopefully we can pull it off!

[pheonix-xo]

I am 12 and l am up for the mission. I have always loved space and l feel that this is the best thing for me.please please

[matthewsoon]

Amazing several thousand people would sign up for a one-way trip to Mars

[ViperEye]

I sure hope to witness this someday. It will change human society in quite a radical way. This would prove that the entire solar system is open to us... Where it will lead from there...

Well, watch "Wanderers" by Erik Wernquist, and you'll get a good impression.

[jennypenny]

we're leaving earth and heading to a new world