I found the perfect job for you Steed

nikimcbee · 11-26-12, 08:41 PM

Start packin' your bags....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49967348...science-space/

GoldenRivet · 11-26-12, 08:53 PM

this guy is out of touch if he thinks "most people in their mid 40s" could scrounge up a half million bucks for the ticket cost.

while he might find that kind of change in the junk drawer, car cup holders and underneath the cushions of the sofa... i dont think most people in their 40s could.

and even if they did have the ability to secure it through a loan, what bank would loan someone $500 large on the weeks leading up to what could amount to a never-to-be-seen-or-heard-from-again suicide mission?

I think its realistic to colonize mars within the near future, but i think if you are going to send a bunch of average Joes tear-assing through space its going to have to run a shade under half a million space bucks.

i think the goal should be to establish a stable colony and then create a way to make round trips so people could be rotated out... like if they want to come back and make back their money authoring books and doing talk shows and the like.

nikimcbee · 11-26-12, 09:20 PM

I just think this will never be cost effective to do. The supply line is too long and if there is some sort of emergency....

AVGWarhawk · 11-26-12, 09:25 PM

I'm in.

Red October1984 · 11-26-12, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'm in.

I'm with you man. Mars is pretty ******* awesome. Living there? Even better!

nikimcbee · 11-27-12, 09:46 AM

On a side note, is the Space Shuttle capable of deep space travel? (Assuming the booster rocket to put it out there)

STEED · 11-27-12, 10:49 AM

Nuts to you lot I'm off to Mars 1st Class thanks to jim for paying for my ticket.

BossMark · 11-27-12, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Nuts to you lot I'm off to Mars 1st Class thanks to jim for paying for my ticket.

The state our country is in at the moment then you will stand more chance of getting a job on Mars

TarJak · 11-28-12, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

On a side note, is the Space Shuttle capable of deep space travel? (Assuming the booster rocket to put it out there)

As long as you are not going too far. The oxygen and water supply is the limiting factor so if you are going far you better have a good booster than gets you moving quickly.

kiwi_2005 · 11-28-12, 07:06 AM

According to what the nutters on youtube say believe it or not. man has been to mars many times, on secret missions to mars since the late 1980s.

Though this part might be true

Mars is not a red planet, its actually like the Arizona desert, its sky is a light blue, not red. When the first photos of Mars came out NASA edited the photos of Mars to hide the truth. Something more is happening on Mars than we know about.

Red October1984 · 11-28-12, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

According to what the nutters on youtube say believe it or not. man has been to mars many times, on secret missions to mars since the late 1980s.

Though this part might be true

Mars is not a red planet, its actually like the Arizona desert, its sky is a light blue, not red. When the first photos of Mars came out NASA edited the photos of Mars to hide the truth. Something more is happening on Mars than we know about.

Anybody else see Apollo 18?

Jimbuna · 11-28-12, 11:36 AM

Count me in...can't be much worse than working for a living.

Gerald · 11-28-12, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Count me in...can't be much worse than working for a living.

You took your time to get here,

Jimbuna · 11-28-12, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

You took your time to get here,

Not been shackled to a computer for the best part of 36 hours that's why.

Gerald · 11-28-12, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Not been shackled to a computer for the best part of 36 hours that's why.

It was not so, I understand that you worked hard,

11-26-12, 08:41 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I found the perfect job for you Steed Start packin' your bags.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49967348...science-space/ __________________

11-26-12, 08:53 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	this guy is out of touch if he thinks "most people in their mid 40s" could scrounge up a half million bucks for the ticket cost. while he might find that kind of change in the junk drawer, car cup holders and underneath the cushions of the sofa... i dont think most people in their 40s could. and even if they did have the ability to secure it through a loan, what bank would loan someone $500 large on the weeks leading up to what could amount to a never-to-be-seen-or-heard-from-again suicide mission? I think its realistic to colonize mars within the near future, but i think if you are going to send a bunch of average Joes tear-assing through space its going to have to run a shade under half a million space bucks. i think the goal should be to establish a stable colony and then create a way to make round trips so people could be rotated out... like if they want to come back and make back their money authoring books and doing talk shows and the like. __________________

11-26-12, 09:20 PM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I just think this will never be cost effective to do. The supply line is too long and if there is some sort of emergency.... __________________

11-27-12, 09:46 AM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	On a side note, is the Space Shuttle capable of deep space travel? (Assuming the booster rocket to put it out there) __________________

11-27-12, 10:49 AM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Nuts to you lot I'm off to Mars 1st Class thanks to jim for paying for my ticket. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-26-12, 09:25 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm in.

11-28-12, 07:06 AM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	According to what the nutters on youtube say believe it or not. man has been to mars many times, on secret missions to mars since the late 1980s. Though this part might be true Mars is not a red planet, its actually like the Arizona desert, its sky is a light blue, not red. When the first photos of Mars came out NASA edited the photos of Mars to hide the truth. Something more is happening on Mars than we know about. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-28-12, 11:36 AM	#12
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Count me in...can't be much worse than working for a living. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!