Mars and Fiction

Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Blue Mars series, wrote this article after the Mars rovers discovered water there in 2004. He discusses how science fiction, and dreams of Mars, inspired the original rocket scientists, and carries that forward to the present day. An awesome vision of how we are reaching out to the stars. Please also see this article about the Singularity.

EDIT: Interesting synchronicity: BLDGBLOG has just posted an interview with Robinson.