“Day One of the Mars Era”

Lots of sources are reporting on this:

“The star of the day is Orion,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr., according to the AP. He called the success “Day One of the Mars era.” The Atlantic

I’m working on a concept for a book set in a colony on Mars. I think the first settlers on Mars will have a difficult life. I don’t think I want to go – not that it’s likely to come up.