A few days after the Moon landing, Wernher von Braun prepared a plan for manned Mars missions, which included lunar-orbital space stations, Mars surface bases, and nuclear-powered Earth–Moon shuttles. The plan, which had the public support of the vice president and which von Braun presented to the US Senate, stated that ships for Mars would launch on November 12, 1981. While setting an ultra-ambitious deadline worked for Apollo, von Braun was skeptical that the US Senate would support it this time. A few decades later, Elon Musk became known for implementing a similar culture of
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