Space.com #US Will Send People to Mars by 2030s, Barack Obama Says 11 October 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: President Barack Obama wants the U.S. space program to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s and eventually into deep space, he wrote in a CNN op-ed published today (Oct. 11). from Space.com ift.tt/2dIyd4g Share: