Yes, I have bought and read Robert Zubrin's book:The Case for Mars. It was a very awesome book! I've always dreamed of going to Mars! I would like to know:who thinks we should let NASA carry on all mars exploration programs, or let private companies do it, with the government awarding the companies for achieving certain milestones? Sorry if this is off-topic... Jonathan(NTZT04A@prodigy.com) http://pages.prodigy.com/Astro/homepage.htm