Mars: The Next Fifty Years

by Marsha Freeman

This article was published in the September 4th, 2009 issue of EIR.

KEPLEROPOLIS, July 20, 2059—Today is a day of joyous celebration on
Mars. As the citizens of Kepleropolis look back 90 years, to commemorate
the historic first steps of human explorers on the Moon, their eyes are fixed
on the imminent launch of their newest spacecraft, Kepler II. This will be
the first craft to use the revolutionary new, and still-experimental, antimatter
propulsion system. If successful, the spacecraft will reach neighboring
stars, comfortably within the lifespan of the scientists who are anxiously
awaiting the discovery of new worlds. There is great excitement that
Kepler II will open up the universe to mankind, just as 90 years ago, Apollo
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