I\'m sure I\'m not the first to mention this, but I want to spread the word even further. http://mars-one.com/ links to the homepage of the Mars One project, they plan to have 4 people land on mars in 2023 and have an additional 2 extra colonists arrive every 2 years after that. They are currently building the rover and lander, which are planned to be sent early during the period of 2016-2018, with the intention to build and prepare the human habitational spaces. When I read about this, I almost shat myself in excitement; to see that a privatised effort was being made in the advancement of spaceflight and martian exploration, and not just a bit, but A COLONY. your thoughts?