I would expect that the United States will eventually land a crew on Mars but only after a small research station has been assembled by robots. This will be after NASA has solved the problem of landing enough weight to support such an effort, and after they return to the moon for extended research. On a time-scale I would expect the moon project to begin in 5 to 7 years, with the first United States manned Mars landing by 2035.
When do you think the first manned Mars station will be set up…??
I would expect that the United States will eventually land a crew on Mars but only after a small research station has been assembled by robots. This will be after NASA has solved the problem of landing enough weight to support such an effort, and after they return to the moon for extended research. On a time-scale I would expect the moon project to begin in 5 to 7 years, with the first United States manned Mars landing by 2035.