US have come far from Franklin, his curiosity
n his key, to Elon and his keys n billions and
failures and successes on his way to Mars n
it’s all been done rather quickly since Ben’s
key in June 1752, and von Braun’s launches
during the closing time of World War II and
afterwards, the amazing coordination in
the 60’s of Saturn 5





Of course, US could also do this if we chose





Depends on where one wishes to arrive -

I’d like to see US develop a seriously effective
atomic engine to power a multigenerational
spaceship… with a working agriculture and
recycling and waste management.

That could be out of this world in no time.