Kendra S. Horn: “You have 735 Marine Corps fighter pilots. Less than 1 percent or 5 are African American; one woman.”

Sending Americans to land on and explore the surface of Mars is a monumental and worthy goal.

You have in the Navy 710 Navy fighter pilots; 17 or less than 3 percent are African American, and not a single woman.

I want Americans to be the first to set foot on the Red Planet.

We know that caring for service members and their families and ensuring that they have safe liveable housing is a critical component of our readiness.