Neil deGrasse Tyson on Crowdfunding a Mission to Mars

A fan asks, "If we can crowdfund a Veronica Mars movie, why can't scientists and true science geeks do a Kickstarter for a mission to the real Mars?" The reason, as Neil deGrasse Tyson explains to Eugene Mirman in this Cosmic Query, is a question of scale, not will. If you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://www.startalkradio.net/newsletter/youtube/ Catch up with StarTalk Radio around the web: iTunes - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/startalk Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/StarTalkRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/StarTalkRadio Google+ - http://goo.gl/ZP59S Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/startalk/ Tumblr - http://startalkradio.tumblr.com/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/startalkradio