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• A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 3:55:27 PM
  • "Burn the ships!" - podrock - 3/7/2008 1:46:03 AM
  • re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - ER - 3/6/2008 9:14:11 PM
  • re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Suzy - 3/6/2008 4:01:34 AM
  • What?!? - Algorithms - 3/5/2008 4:17:24 AM
    • I'd go, in about 10 years time, when my kids are all safe... - nick hoffman - 3/5/2008 8:50:33 AM
      • Yeah, I'd go. - Bowser - 3/5/2008 7:43:38 PM
        • Terminal illness - RobVG - 3/6/2008 1:07:04 AM
          • re: Terminal illness. - A good reason IF the one way plan would be it. - Marcia - 3/6/2008 1:55:54 PM
            • Is it suicide if you had a whole world to yourself? - Socrates II - 3/6/2008 6:04:21 PM
              • re: Is it suicide if you had a whole world to yourself? - No, it would not... - Marcia - 3/6/2008 6:32:37 PM
                • Why does everyone keep assuming... - Socrates II - 3/6/2008 8:17:12 PM
                  • Here's why they make that assumption - pwokenyaw - 3/6/2008 10:43:08 PM
                    • re: No, it's not that cut and dry. - Marcia - 3/7/2008 2:05:39 AM
                      • "... if you're primarily going there to 'just go' on a one way trip and to reduce the cost. Why go?" A very good question. - pwokenyaw - 3/7/2008 8:09:21 PM
                      • If you want to do science on Mars or any other world... - Socrates II - 3/7/2008 4:37:11 PM
                      • re: No, it's not that cut and dry and I do like Tom's idea. - Marcia - 3/7/2008 2:20:05 AM
  • Impossible for a Western society to do. - Bowser - 3/5/2008 3:25:04 AM
  • re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Hans - 3/4/2008 10:20:10 PM
  • That would be a total waste of money even if you assume (?) the human is expendable - TAFKASE - 3/4/2008 9:09:06 PM
  • It seems a bit silly. - TB - 3/4/2008 8:57:46 PM
    • I assume the authors did the math - pwokenyaw - 3/7/2008 6:22:00 PM
    • At the very least... - Socrates II - 3/5/2008 2:42:46 AM
      • Thats why I say we take the moon(s) first... - TAFKASE - 3/7/2008 10:21:39 PM
  • Even the Soviet-Union would never have done this! - Raoul - 3/4/2008 7:12:36 PM
    • Ever see the 1968 film Countdown? - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 8:02:53 PM
      • Ever see MAROONED? - carl - 3/4/2008 8:58:57 PM
        • Marooned was a good film that depicted space travel realistically - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 10:07:23 PM
          • For 1970 - carl - 3/5/2008 5:57:15 PM
      • Countdown - Raoul - 3/4/2008 8:45:44 PM
        • Why you be hatin',. Raoul? - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 8:56:53 PM
          • No bucks, no Buck Rogers - Raoul - 3/4/2008 10:31:38 PM
            • So the heck with all future space plans after the Moon... - Socrates II - 3/5/2008 2:39:33 AM
          • Columbus was Funded by WHO? - carl - 3/4/2008 9:01:07 PM
            • Actually, Queen Isabella did not fund Columbus. - ER - 3/4/2008 10:15:17 PM
              • re: Actually, Queen Isabella did not fund Columbus. - TB - 3/5/2008 3:45:17 PM
                • It might help if there's a Queen around to lean on Daddy Warbucks, too. (n/t) - ER - 3/6/2008 3:43:29 AM
      • Suicide as a marketing technique? - ER - 3/4/2008 8:27:15 PM
        • re: Suicidal. Reminded of Magellan? - Andrew - 3/6/2008 5:01:16 PM