The only way we'll go to Mars is by capturing the public's imagination. In the 1960s, we were captivated. Every child born in that decade wanted to be an astronaut. Every old-timer thought peculiarly back to the invention of the automobile and the airplane, smiling at what a mere sixty years could produce. Every dreamer who watched the moon landing thought to himself, "Imagine what we can do next." And imagine what we could have done next, if the public had stayed interested.
Mars is this generation's moon. Mars represents the next level of great human achievement; in fact, it will be the greatest challenge we have ever faced. Putting a man on Mars is one thing, but we'll go further than that. Imagine a continuous colony on the planet, manned by scientists and geologists, explorers of another world. Imagine an influx of colonists from Earth, creating businesses and cities and a new culture. Imagine what we can learn... imagine what we can accomplish. It is not a matter of how, but when.
And when we have begun colonization, we will undertake the epitome of human potential, of human necessity and of human imagination: terraforming. We will spread Earth’s life and our human influence throughout the universe. It may happen in our lifetime, and it may not, but it starts today. Red Colony is writing the books that will one day guide today’s dreamer to another world. And when that man steps out onto the Martian soil and stares up at the red sky, tomorrow’s dreamer will think to himself, “Imagine what we can do next.”
Get out there and spread the word: the colonization of Mars begins today.
