Project Virgle

If it weren't for the fact that Google is notorious for its April Fool's Day shenanigans, I don't know if many folks would've put it beyond them and Virgin to be completely serious about Project Virgle, a mock project to colonize Mars. Both companies (and their founders) have the financial resources to take on such an endeavor and have also demonstrated the desire to reach for space (Google with the Google Lunar X PRIZE and Virgin with Virgin Galactic).

Perhaps in a few more years?!