Sorry, The Mars program has been canceled.

It was a W initiative and was shut down as part of THE CHANGE soon as Bush left office. NASA lays offs are on-going and we are sending a robotic probe to an asteroid instead.

As of next year, only Russia and China will still be capable of putting a man in space. So whenever you hear a whining progressive put forth the incantation "If we can put a man on the moon" you can chant back "NO WE CAN'T"