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Started by josephpalazzo, June 02, 2013, 12:05:52 PM

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josephpalazzo

Launch is scheduled for 2018, time enough for those who want to volunteer. Any takers?
There's a caveat:

QuoteMarooned on Mars
 
Mr Tito intends to simplify things by not landing. The Mars One project intends to simplify them by not taking off. Its four crew members, if they arrive intact, will live out the rest of their lives on Mars. They will build a settlement from their spacecraft and from inflatable living areas covered with regolith (the crushed rock that passes for soil on the planet). Nor will this be a one-off. Every two years the Martians will be joined by four more refugees from Earth, with the eventual aim of building up a full-fledged colony. As far as possible, they will produce food, water and materials in situ, though regular cargo launches from Earth will supplement these.

http://www.economist.com/news/science-a ... sions-show

Solitary

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Colanth

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"
QuoteMarooned on Mars
 
As far as possible, they will produce food, water and materials in situ, though regular cargo launches from Earth will supplement these.
Until one or two launches fail (What?  Our launches fail?  Never!), and the colony is reduced to X number of corpses.
Afflicting the comfortable for 70 years.
Science builds skyscrapers, faith flies planes into them.

josephpalazzo

The question on my mind is: would they be willing to send gay couple?  :twisted:

_Xenu_

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"The question on my mind is: would they be willing to send gay couple?  :twisted:
Not likely. Its a bad idea when you're trying to start a colony.
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WitchSabrina

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"The question on my mind is: would they be willing to send gay couple?  :twisted:


As long as there are couples who can get that colony-startin-baby-makin thang covered, I'd say they Must send a gay couple of guys.  Otherwise the colony will be poorly decorated for sure.  Why go to Mars if you're just gonna have to live ugly?  You can get ugly Riiiight here.   :rollin:
I am currently experiencing life at several WTFs per hour.

josephpalazzo

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Quote from: "josephpalazzo"The question on my mind is: would they be willing to send gay couple?  :twisted:


As long as there are couples who can get that colony-startin-baby-makin thang covered, I'd say they Must send a gay couple of guys.  Otherwise the colony will be poorly decorated for sure.  Why go to Mars if you're just gonna have to live ugly?  You can get ugly Riiiight here.   :rollin:

You've got a point. This would need some decorshun--


Plu

Quote from: "Colanth"
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QuoteMarooned on Mars
 
As far as possible, they will produce food, water and materials in situ, though regular cargo launches from Earth will supplement these.
Until one or two launches fail (What?  Our launches fail?  Never!), and the colony is reduced to X number of corpses.

They're going to eventually die anyway :P I'm pretty sure that's what they're signing up for.

josephpalazzo

Quote from: "Plu"They're going to eventually die anyway :P I'm pretty sure that's what they're signing up for.

But who knows in a Martian atmosphere how long one can live?  According to bible truthiness,  Noah was 950 years old when he died. I mean Mars went through quite a few flooding for all those canals to be formed. If it worked for Noah, then anything can happen. The Lawrd is merciful. Amen.

Hydra009

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QuoteMarooned on Mars
 
As far as possible, they will produce food, water and materials in situ, though regular cargo launches from Earth will supplement these.
Until one or two launches fail (What?  Our launches fail?  Never!), and the colony is reduced to X number of corpses.
Meh.  Sometimes you Jamestown, sometimes you Roanoke.

But in all seriousness, it's really premature for a manned colony on Mars.  We don't even know how to safely get there yet, let alone live there.  Might be a good idea to sit on it for a while.  Meanwhile, the moon's an excellent candidate for some sort of base.  Might be a good idea to test out the kiddie pool before you dive in the deep end.

Plu

From what I've heard "getting there" isn't really the problem. As we've seen from the Rovers. The impossible part is "getting back". Which is why they're skipping that part.

josephpalazzo

How many people would tune in to that realty show on a daily basis? And how much in revenue would that bring in?

Anonymous

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"
Quote from: "Plu"They're going to eventually die anyway :P I'm pretty sure that's what they're signing up for.

But who knows in a Martian atmosphere how long one can live?  According to bible truthiness,  Noah was 950 years old when he died. I mean Mars went through quite a few flooding for all those canals to be formed. If it worked for Noah, then anything can happen. The Lawrd is merciful. Amen.

Lard?

_Xenu_

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"How many people would tune in to that realty show on a daily basis? And how much in revenue would that bring in?
That really is the one reality show I would watch...
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Plu

Quote from: "josephpalazzo"How many people would tune in to that realty show on a daily basis? And how much in revenue would that bring in?

I would buy a tv just to watch that.