Published: May 19, 2017 By

In this artist’s rendering of a concept for a Deep Space Gateway near the moon, an Orion spacecraft approaches from right.From American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Little consensus exists among scientists and policymakers about the best strategy for getting humans into orbit around Mars and someday to the surface. The Trump administration and a re-established U.S. National Space Council are expected to take yet another look at a possible role for the moon in the Mars strategy. Tom Risen spoke to NASA’s Bill Gerstenmaier, Mars exploration visionary Robert Zubrin and others about their views of the best path ahead. Read more...