Mars mission opens paths to more knowledge, wonder

Posted by jburk to Mars Pathfinder at December 5, 1996 12:00 PM

It was not enough to savor the moment, a moment that was a long time coming. No, on Wednesday morning, just six hours after the inky Florida sky was dazzled with the launch light of a robotic mission to Mars, a scientist stood in daylight at Cape Canaveral Air Station and was asked by a television reporter: When will man be going to Mars?