Mars 2023

[04im]

Re: Mars 2023

im totally making a video. give me a few days

-$35

[Cavernio]

Re: Mars 2023

I don't need any more reason than it's fcking mars to want to go to mars.

[Reach]

Re: Mars 2023

I don't need any more reason than it's fcking mars to want to go to mars.

So a generally barren planet prone to extreme dust storms where you will be locked in a relatively small capsule/greenhouse for years, probably not doing much at all other than trying to stay alive and running basic experiments while you contemplate your regret over the horrible decision you made.

Sounds great.

I don't even know what the point of these applications are. Most of the people applying for this are woefully ignorant of how brutal it would be over there, not to mention completely unqualified and would probably be dead in a couple of days because of doing something stupid.


At a bare minimum this mission requires an aerospace engineer/computer genius, a medical wizard/surgeon, and some sort of astrobiologist/physicist. Guess everyone else is applying for the remaining spot? Realistically they're going to need a flight specialist as well if they're going to be landing the dragon. lol

[Garquillex]

Re: Mars 2023

4 people totally isn't enough either. I imagine you'd need many more than that to ensure that people can defend themselves or maintain order if someone snaps. It's way too much money to risk on 4 people.

[Riotpolice]

Re: Mars 2023

4 people totally isn't enough either. I imagine you'd need many more than that to ensure that people can defend themselves or maintain order if someone snaps. It's way too much money to risk on 4 people.

I'd agree with this. If you got 15 - 20 people, I think it would be more cost effective.

[Spenner]

Re: Mars 2023

I think 4 confident and highly trained people is a lot safer to go with than 15 people who make way for more liabilities and potential for someone to freak out or screw something up. Unless all of them are trained by Nasa or something.

And yeah with what Reach said, I kind of don't see the point. Other than soil collection and finding certain samples for research, I think we can simulate a lot of whatever the conditions are back on earth and try to build and engineer ideas on earth FIRST. I think because of all their affiliations they somehow feel like they can skip this or something.

[Pseudo Enigma]

Re: Mars 2023

Yeah the fact that they sort of propose aimless exploration and don't have a specific reason to go forward with billions of dollars worth of preparation at stake, makes them out to look a bit sketchy. Columbus went looking west because there was no knowledge of more earth being on that side. We pretty well fully know what to expect when arriving on mars, its not like unobserved territory. Just unwalked.

Columbus had no clue what he was doing, and had practically nothing to lose when he went to settle America. Mars we have been observing for decades looking it over for resources and life. Hell, I don't even think we're really trying to prove it has life anymore, probably more the fact that there's anything useful on it in the first place. In 10 years I don't see this movement even happening due to the cost and effectiveness.

[JohnRedWolf87]

Re: Mars 2023

They don't actually want to send anyone to Mars. Don't you see? It's secretly a plan to try to create the Fantastic Four.

[Reincarnate]

Re: Mars 2023

BS

[cedolad]

Re: Mars 2023

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013...n_3144656.html

this is what they do on mars now. I don't think the future could be much better.

[Cavernio]

Re: Mars 2023

So a generally barren planet prone to extreme dust storms where I will be locked in a relatively small capsule/greenhouse for years, probably not doing much at all other than trying to stay alive and running basic experiments while being insanely happy that I'd be living on mars, contemplating humanity's existence, wondering what it will do in the future, ideally helping future colonists vastly improve the quality of life on mars, fulfilling an absurd dream.

[Fluvs]

Re: Mars 2023

They don't actually want to send anyone to Mars. Don't you see? It's secretly a plan to try to create the Fantastic Four.

new era of humans

[Bluearrowll]

Re: Mars 2023

So this made news today:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/04/23/technology-mars-one-applications.html

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Re: Mars 2023

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good job