The Nation : Bases on Mars Foreseen
The President’s National Commission on Space is recommending that the nation begin an ambitious program to explore, exploit and eventually settle new worlds “from the highlands of the moon to the plains of Mars.” In a report mistakenly released early by the publisher, Bantam Books, the commission outlines a bold agenda for the next four decades in space and predicts that the United States will have the funds and know-how to push back the space frontier. “The future will see growing numbers of people working at Earth orbital, lunar and, eventually, Martian bases. . . ,” the report said.
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