I am all in favour of other
nations getting into the race for Mars, but I have concerns for the Dutch programme mentioned in your brief look at possible crewed missions (4 August, p 6).
And stop
getting sucked
into this notion that a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, heterogenous society — drawn from ethnicities,
races, and religions across the globe — can fight a war against another
nation or group without «offending» some of our own people.