I've recently touched on the whole Mars thing, as I've always been an advocate for colonization, and it has been brought up by the likes of Elon Musk (SpaceX and Dragon... And of HyperLoop fame.)
Currently, NASA is considering rapid-return sample retrieval missions to Mars (most recent in my twitter profile, after the pinned post)... Keep up the good work, planet Earth!
(I personally recommend a mission architecture that includes the International Space Station as the final destination of any returning regolith samples...)
...APROPOS OF WHICH [UPDATE 1442 PST): My twitter activity is always something to behold, considering I have 1100 followers...
[UPDATE II 0214 30-08-2017]: Okay, word from the horse's mouth is, NASA's druthers are that its next Mars mission will be about the planet's interior... What can Mars enthusiasts kickstart, or pressure the likes of Elon Musk, when it comes to getting quick regolith samples returned for analysis at the ISS or on Earth? (And what is Zuckerberg's deal IN RE private space exploration, tangentially? Is it like the thing with him and philanthropy/charitable giving... Too rich too soon, with the added hurdle of being among other things somewhere on the Asperger's spectrum, and so it's like pulling teeth to get him to get along with the rest of us now...?)
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