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Who wants to live (or die) on Mars?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:42 pm
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Mars One is a non-profit group that wants to start a colony of people on Mars. 200,000 people applied, but the organization has narrowed the list of potential space explorers to 100.
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Of the 100 finalists, only 24 people will be chosen to actually go to space. Lansdorp said four people will make the initial planned trip to Mars in 2024, followed by new crews every two years.
quote:https://www.wcnc.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/17/ticket-mars-red-plant-mars-one/23543053/
The group estimates that putting the first four people on Mars will cost $6 billion. Lansdorp said the revenue model centers around crowdfunding broadcasting deals and private investments.
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:48 pm to TTsTowel
That's one of those things where it'd have to be I had no family left on Earth and wasn't particularly social either.
ETA: Could you imagine being the spouse of one of those folks?
ETA: Could you imagine being the spouse of one of those folks?
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:52 pm to BluegrassBelle
There's some woman here in Austin with a husband and kids who's a finalist.
I found her reasons to be kinda BS.
I found her reasons to be kinda BS.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:52 pm to 3nOut
What were her reasons?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:55 pm to Patton
To further mankind. She said that's more important than her family
I agree with the sentiment, but not at the cost of my family. If the world were at stake like Interstellar, sure I get it. But this is just giving them up for the sake of exploration.
I agree with the sentiment, but not at the cost of my family. If the world were at stake like Interstellar, sure I get it. But this is just giving them up for the sake of exploration.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:55 pm to Patton
My question would be what reason wouldn't be totally selfish if you're leaving a spouse and kids behind?
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:57 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Could you imagine being the spouse of one of those folks?
it isn't cheating if it's on a different planet.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 5:57 pm to 3nOut
Obviously she doesn't like her family
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:03 pm to 3nOut
I wouldn't go to Mars, but I'd love to be a pioneer of a planet similar to ours. No established government or anything..basically go and claim your land and start your own country. That'd be awesome
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:04 pm to TTsTowel
I think it'd be great if a group of scientists visited Mars but I really don't see a worthwhile contribution coming from the lay community.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:06 pm to TTsTowel
After the first crew goes and dies fairly quickly the next crews will start to opt out
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:07 pm to 3nOut
What a count
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:09 pm to deltaland
You would die so fast
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:09 pm to Patton
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KXAN: “But you wouldn’t be coming back.” Van Meter: “I would not be coming back. That’s the catch. This is a one-way shot, and I’m OK with that … I think for me the biggest challenge is going to be figuring out how to say goodbye to my family. In the next 10 years I’m going to learn how to build a home from scratch on a dry, atmosphere-less, waterless rock, and those are all things that can be learned. The technology can be broken down and understood and explained. How I’m going to walk away from this extraordinary planet is going to be the big challenge.”
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Van Meter’s husband of four years, Jason Stanford, supports her and not, he says, because he wants her to be 35 million miles away. “It’s perhaps not my first choice for her, but it’s her first choice for her and our marriage vows didn’t really come with an asterisk,” he said. “If she wants it, then I’m for it 100 percent
And a pussy husband.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:12 pm to TTsTowel
I would go
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:12 pm to 3nOut
God damn pussy.
Hey honey I'm gonna kill myself in a couple years leaving you and the kids.
Ok honey. I'm 100% behind that.
Hey honey I'm gonna kill myself in a couple years leaving you and the kids.
Ok honey. I'm 100% behind that.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:12 pm to Gcockboi
Nobody would stop you.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:16 pm to 3nOut
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“It’s perhaps not my first choice for her, but it’s her first choice for her and our marriage vows didn’t really come with an asterisk,” he said. “If she wants it, then I’m for it 100 percent
Might want to run that by your wife buddy.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:19 pm to 3nOut
quote:Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
She said that's more important than her family
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:20 pm to TTsTowel
shite sounds like Enron 2.0
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