By Dave B.

​Ok, here’s the deal. Nobody is going to arrive at Mars alive. At least not in the 2020s or 2030s and likely not before 2050, at the earliest, and that’s being extremely generous. If you hear otherwise, you’re being lied to. If you believe otherwise, you’re delusional. However, when sending humans to Mars becomes a realistic objective, there will be indications. Here are some of them.

By Dave B.

​Recently, I’ve been hearing some criticism of comments by President Trump that Space is a warfighting domain. I understand the concern that some people may have about the prospect of battles in Space, but in this case, President Trump is simply acknowledging a reality that’s based on the increasing capabilities of nations that are unfriendly to the United States, namely China and Russia.