America can take man to the moon, and America can take men to Mars - and beyond.

Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Not everyone can be an astronaut and go into space, some people with sufficient resources can purchase and fly sub-orbitally thanks to various companies and for more money (considerably) fly into orbit.

I realize that my life is not the common ordinary person.

There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.

I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime.

Retain the vision for space exploration. If we turn our backs on the vision again, we're going to have to live in a secondary position in human space flight for the rest of the century.