Mars One
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- qoob0
What would life for these first few people on Mars be like? Seems like you'd be trapped in a tiny space with high possibility of death if things went wrong..
- CygnusZero40
- the mayans did say to pay attention to what happens in the news today and tomorrow. dun dun dunnnohhhhhsnap
- this video is hilarious.Al_dizzle
- biusness0
Just messaged a friend who's doing a PhD at the Surrey Space Centre asking if this was legit, or just some weird viral for a film due for release in 2014, and he says:
___________________Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting, the guy at the head of the research centre I work, has given his blessing and support which is a big deal ( http://mars-one.com/about-mars-o… , third one down- SSTL is actually the payload integration/launch part of Surrey Space stuff). As is the support of Elong Musk of SpaceX which is another private space company with SERIOUS capabilities (reference: recent successful Dragon capsule docking with the ISS)
Having said all that, my speciality is propulsion- and I know that there are some significant challenges to getting serious payloads to Big Red, let alone all that needs to go into developing a vessel that will keep meat bags happy without their bones wasting, as well as the actual Martian habitats- although there has been lots of work done by the Russians and others on this.
In the end it will come down to the business case which has always been a driving force in space tech etc- because the rest is just engineering. We're now entering the age of true space pioneers, funding space adventures with private cash. If you want a ride, work for McDonalds, you might get a ticket for McSpaceShip as a retirement gift.
worth noting also that the nobel prize winner, while a quantum / string theorist, is not an engineer, nor an expert in anything which might be useful when planning such a mission...unless Wikipedia missed something...
- utopian0
I would like to see this happen in my life time.
- ETM0
- dbloc0
If you could take a girl or two with you..I'd be in...To die on a hot planet with no sex would be torture.
- Mars is much colder than Earth. Mars is further from the sun. True story.ETM
- And a COOL story at that, bro.CygnusZero4
- Bitch, that tale is ice cold.ETM
- that wasn't the important part, really.dbloc
- dbloc i concur.ohhhhhsnap
- CygnusZero40
How do they even know how to land people on Mars? What, the same way they land rover, by putting them inside a giant bouncing superball? That should work out well.
Seems like there is a monumental amount of testing and experimenting that would need to be done. I doubt it will happen.
- the positivity is weak with this one.albums
- Same was said before the moon landing.ETM
- Yeah and they ran tests for 10 years, and that was a little easier than going to Mars.CygnusZero4
- So they should just not try? We'd be real far if people only ever tried the easy stuff.ETM
- I didnt say that, but without government money, how can they possibly pull this off?CygnusZero4
- CygnusZero40
What happens when someone gets sick and needs surgery? Just kick him out the door to die I guess, total recall style.
- ETM0
Humans colonized lands and continents and I am sure many people said the same things. People will get sick, people will die. It will be dangerous. It will further mankind, should they do it. Brave people will risk their lives for adventure or progress, cowards will criticize.
- what can i do other than < & +1?albums
- Im not saying it shouldnt be done, just dont know if its realistic they way they're doing it, thats all.CygnusZero4
- They're going to need many billions, trillions possibly?CygnusZero4
- Calling Richard Branson. We need you and the league of the Super Rich to help.ETM
- Gonna need someone with a lot more money than him.CygnusZero4
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- Branson's the wrong guy totally - he just brands other people's successes for marketing monies.detritus
- He's no GoogleBros, watever.detritus
- I said AND the league of super rich. Not him alone.ETM
- CALLES0
- hahahaprophetone
- this was my fave part as a kid!ohhhhhsnap
- HAHA awesome!moldero
- _niko0
scam.
not possible for humans to make it to mars. kidneys stones and other crap.
- clearThoughts0
Funny that "money" – something we created ourselves – could be a barrier for humans to go to Mars.