Fantastic writeup from @nytimes on the relevancy and importance of the Humans To Mars Summit 2018: Under its new administrator Jim Bridenstine, a former congressman, @nasa is taking steps to move forward on a long-range program of exploration and survey of resources that would lead to the establishment of a permanent base [on #Mars]. "But #Mars is having a moment in the popular imagination — from the Matt Damon film @martianmovie which got high marks for scientific realism a couple years ago, to an upcoming @hulu series “The First,” about settlers on Mars being planned by Beau Willimon, the producer and showrunner of the @netflix series House of Cards. [Last] week space leaders and enthusiasts gathered in Washington, District of Columbia for Humans To Mars Summit 2018, sponsored by the aerospace industry. The meeting featured the release of [the Humans To Mars Report (H2MR)] outlining how humans could be on #Mars as early as 2033." #Mars2033 #HumansToMars https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/science/2001-a-space-odyssey-kubrick.html