I probably wouldn't want to go, perhaps if I was older, maybe.
But I see nothing wrong with it, it's for a good cause (science). If somebody is willing to sacrifice his/her life to advance humanity, +respect.
I probably wouldn't want to go, perhaps if I was older, maybe.
But I see nothing wrong with it, it's for a good cause (science). If somebody is willing to sacrifice his/her life to advance humanity, +respect.
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If people aren't willing to sacrifice their lives to advance the species, then we, as a species, are not worthy of existence. You seem to not understand the value and meaning of sacrifice.
Giving oneself up for the many is one of the greatest things a person can do. It's difficult, painful and, generally, selfless. You calling it suicide is an insult to everyone who has ever sacrificed their lives in pursuit of a noble goal.
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Why is it disgusting? The people are going are volunteers and the people funding this are private corporations. If they want to go, its their prerogative.
FOR SCIENCE.
Oh and if we find Prothean ruins . . . just be sure to listen to Shepard when the Commander starts yapping about Reapers and the end of the galaxy. . .
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I myself thought the same as you, OP. This is a premature attempt sure to end in disaster. Then I got to reading their plan, and thinking about all the risks humanity has of being wiped away in extinction events here on Earth. I also considered that the people involved are volunteering. They know they're going to die eventually, just like we know we're going to die eventually; they may die sooner, but they'll go on living in history books as the first Martian explorers.
Sure, the chances of success may not be as high as they might be in the future, but look at the moon landing. We did that in 1969! I think a successful manned Mars mission isn't out of our reach in 2022. Sure, the Martian gravity prevents their return, but the company has a plan. They're not going to let them starve. There's a plan to grow their own food, and supplies to keep them going until they're sustainably able to provide for themselves (though, we'll still be sending them new things to grow, more rations, and more people every so often).
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I think it's amazing. It's not a death trip, in the worst case scenario, parring some major accident, they just live out the rest of their lives on Mars in a small and probably growing community, building things and doing research.
I think it will happen one day and I would be open in going but not in the start-up phase. If something goes wrong in setting it up your screwed.
I'd probably only do this if i was already terminal.
seems like a great opportunity for a one of a kind experience but it will probably be a nightmare.
can't shower
can't go out side
never see a tree again
never feel the wind in your face again
among countless other things. too much sacrifice.
And keep in mind they already have some trouble here and now getting supplies to the iss and waste from it. now imagine supplies are 7 months away...
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I'll just duplicate what I'd said in the previous thread about this:
Even as an ardent supporter of space exploration and human spaceflight, I think that the idea of planetary colonization at this time is not only quite premature, but also that the Mars One model is, frankly, terrible. Just for starters, the $6bn cost estimate to establish the first phase is banking on a number of undue assumptions, including hardware (Falcon Heavy, Red Dragon variants, etc.) that hasn't even been built and is years from being demoed, let alone certified. That's just the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
Contrary to what's been expressed by some other posters, I'm not optimistic about this system generating interest in space or spaceflight. I think a greater potential exists for it to damage the public's perception, particularly in the event of mission failures and loss of life. Despite the organizers' repeated assertions that their mission is different from previous or current human endeavors in space, trying to market it as a sustainable long-term reality show is doomed to failure, financial and otherwise. We've seen how quickly public apathy grew for the Apollo program, Skylab, Mir, the Shuttles, the ISS -- and those are all missions in which the astronauts' safe return to Earth was paramount. Television audiences are just as fickle even when morbid curiosity is factored in.
I'd need to see a lot more substance, from development to support and logistics, contingency planning and beyond, in order to see Mars One as remotely viable (regardless of whether or not I think it's a good approach, which I probably never will). As it stands, they seem much more interested in marketing, and that leaves me with the impression that it's a disaster in the making. (Now they've tacked on a $38 application fee also? That's yet another red flag to me.)
I see no mention of many fundamental issues. So many steps in the proposed timeline are glossed over. The plan relies on multiple deliveries and a bunch of undiscussed autonomous processes in advance of the first astronauts arriving. You can't reasonably expect multiple interdependent Mars EDLs (entry/descent/landing) to go off without a hitch at this point, yet they're planning on using vehicles that haven't even been built yet. Hell, they envision their first cargo delivery in 2016. How?!
How are they selecting a landing site? How much payload must be delivered? How many launches will be required? What are the contingencies in the event of failures? Why are they in such a rush to use this launch window rather than the following?
Didn't read all 3 pages, but who says it's forever? Say they get to Mars right on schedule in 2023. Who'se to say by 2050 inter solar system space travel is much more commonplace, there by allowing these people to easily be "picked up".
Unless they don't expect these people to live for more than a few years.
All that being said, it's too early to try any space colonization and hell no I wouldn't do it.
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So because you don't want to leave the safety of the Earth, nobody else should?
Not sure how this is sick and disgusting, let alone different from the suicide mission of being born on Earth. Yes, they have more hurdles and barriers to overcome, but why not try and what do you care if they do?
And why not?
What if we find a way to make a working Alcubierre drive? What if we find a way to rip wormholes into the fabric of spacetime?
What if we find a giant space-whale and build our nation on its back?
Besides, we've already left the solar system. Isn't it Voyager I that's out beyond the heliopause (or if not past it, damn close to it)?
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All the people posting "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" memes can put their travel where their meme is!