Space is so incredibly immense and so infinite that the human psyche fails to comprehend its true size. For as long as we've existed, we've looked to the stars - wondering what other life is out there, wondering to ourselves "what if we could travel past the confines of Earth?" In July 1969, we took the first major steps into space by sending three brave individuals - Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins - to the Moon and returned them safely back to Earth in the famed Apollo 11 mission.
Now, my generation – consisting of teenagers and young adults – will be the generation that sends humans to Mars within ten to twenty years. This is the side of humanity I would like to see more often: one making progress not only in peace and honor, but in science and technology.
I conclude this blog post with the following questions: Once we start to establish colonies on Mars, where do we go next? What is our next destination? What will the future look like in twenty, thirty, forty, or even fifty years?
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