‘Mission for America’ will generate new knowledge, experience and momentum for the next great era of space exploration,” Inspiration Mars representatives stated in a media advisory on February 20th.

 
Privately-Funded Manned Mission To Mars Being Planned For 2018 By American MultiMillionaire (via Planetsave)

Plans for a privately-funded manned mission to the planet Mars in 2018 have been revealed by the Inspiration Mars Foundation. The foundation is being led by the American multimillionaire Dennis Tito, and are aiming to be there first to bring humans to the planet Mars, launching their mission in only…