Yeah, I really want to see self supporting colonies on either the moon or Mars. If Earth is ever wiped out by nuclear war or a meteorite strike (the latter seems more likely nowadays), humanity would still live on... And maybe, if these colonies were completely self-capable, they could send expeditions back to Earth to re-colonize it (what a thought, eh?).
Haven't seen much on the news about it, but the pictures I did see were awesome. Can't wait to take a gander at the color ones.
Hmm... How many successful landings on Mars does this make, now? I can only recall NASA's, and not even all of them, but like... Sojourner, Spirit, and the Vikings (how many of those?)...