Comment & Debate
James Cameron. “Why Go to Mars?” Space.com. August 25, 1999: “Our children are raised in a world without heroes. They are led to believe that heroism consists of throwing a football the furthest, getting the most hang time during a slam dunk, or selling the most movie tickets with your looks and your boyish charm. […] Going to Mars is not a luxury we can’t afford. It’s a necessity we can’t afford to be without. We need this. […] We need this, or some kind of challenge like it, to bring us together to all feel a part of something and to have heroes again.”