In this April 9, 2015 photo made available by NASA, astronauts Terry Virts, bottom, and Scott Kelly perform experiments on the International Space Station. Kelly sees his recently completed one-year mission as a “steppingstone” to Mars. (NASA)
Re: Houston, we have an opportunity — it’s called Mars, March 9 guest commentary.
Thank you, Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Lamar Smith, for championing exploration to Mars. Last month I heard a talk on the New Horizons mission to Pluto. The information and the photos that were received of that dwarf planet and its moons were truly remarkable. Imagine trying to position a spacecraft within a range of 250 miles over a distance of 3 billion miles — and succeeding. Space travel is a reminder of what people can accomplish, and it s encouraging to see bipartisan support for the program.
Celia Greenman, Lakewood
This letter was published in the March 15 edition.
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