Apply to Live on Mars in 2023!

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by [N], May 9, 2013.

  1. negiqboyz

    negiqboyz Well-Known Member

    More like apply to die on Mars.
     
  2. mr_evolution

    mr_evolution ( • )( •ԅ(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)

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  3. ralphrepo

    ralphrepo Well-Known Member

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    Sure, with one hot spot... on the whole planet, LOL...
     
  4. SeaBoundRhino

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    where do I sign up?
     
  5. ralphrepo

    ralphrepo Well-Known Member

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    At the link provided by the OP...

    But seriously, this is a one way ticket only for those willing to give their lives for science and never come home again. Most people don't realize that this would be likened to a life sentence in prison, and that's provided that one can survive the trip without mishap. While it sounds awfully romantic to "give up one's life" for mankind, not many people can do that and keep a sound mind.

    IMHO, such an endeavor is fraught with incalculable risks. A few recent launches of unmanned probes to Mars had met with disaster secondary to human error of not reconciling imperial and metric measurements. Thus, I doubt that any human party to Mars would survive more than a few weeks at best. Once launched, there is zero chance of changing one's mind, or of rescue should something go awry. While the publicity is hot, the fact remains that this is a suicide mission, more for the glory of doing it than for actual scientific purpose.

    Given a choice, I would say that we should colonize the moon for a century or two first before even attempting Mars.