"I got the sense that what motivated my crewmates was, above all, a conviction that Mars would transform us, no matter what kind of society would eventu... (opens in new tab)

"I got the sense that what motivated my crewmates was, above all, a conviction that Mars would transform us, no matter what kind of society would eventually take hold there." —Elena Saavedra Buckley for Harper's #mars #space #exploration #colonization #longreads