of Mars and Men

In proving foresight may be vain;
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men
Gang aft agley,
An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain,
For promis'd joy!

In proving foresight may be vain:
The best-laid schemes of mice and men
Go oft awry,
And leave us nothing but grief and pain,
For promised joy!
        ('To a Mouse' by Robert Burns)

I had written so much about space exploration and the human involvement in them. There are laws of physics and exploring the space is not like exploring the Earth in 16ᵗʰ century. Carrying a human being on a mission could only complicate and reduce the probability of success. In the age of advanced robotics and AI, we shall let the robots explore the universe as our delegates.

A Mars human settlement would go awry and leave us nothing but grief and pain. For promised joy.

I am not George by the way who killed Lennie’s dream. Lennie’s dream was an impossible one in the first place.