Found this on wikipedia.com ( Link ) and i think it would be awesome...IMO it would propel(sp) technology forward,and make nasa return to its former glory days...I would volunteer, but not exactly a prime quality candidate... Mars Direct is a proposal for a relatively low-cost manned mission to Mars with current rocket technology. The mission was developed by Robert Zubrin and David Baker and is detailed in Zubrin's book, The Case For Mars. The plan involves launching an unmanned...