“President Bush’s proposal to send humans to Mars is potentially good news for an unlikely place – Maryland, the stealth space state.”
— Baltimore Sun
“President Bush’s plans to send a manned mission to Mars, as well as to establish a permanent station on the moon, could mean jobs, prestige and hundreds of million of dollars for Arizona universities and industry.”
— The Arizona Republic
“If President Bush announces next week a plan to set up a base on the moon and send people to Mars, he’ll likely turn to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center to help make it happen, a senator and former NASA officials said Friday.
Such a cosmic charter would be a major economic boon for the economy in Huntsville and the state, aerospace and economic development officials say. But they’re cautious about making predictions until they see Bush’s plan and whether it can gain the support of Congress and the public. :
— The Birmingham News