[rev_bird]

>could likely launch a cubesat with some sort of bacterial payload that would eventually get to Mars

Curious how this might work, given the energy required not only to escape Earth's orbit, but to get into another one around Mars and crash into it. It's my understanding that cubesats don't have anything that could do any of that stuff, and a larger craft doing the heavy lifting would be way more complicated.

[TeMPOraL]

A solar sail and a bit of patience?

It would take some serious engineering chops to pull it off, but it's not totally implausible.

[rev_bird]

Sorry, I realize now that I may have sounded sarcastic. I really was curious, this makes sense. Thanks for responding.