One way trip to Mars!

eddie · 02-17-15, 12:27 PM

People actually signed up for this? I wonder if any of these people, have any idea as to how they are going to get there? What space vehicles are they going to use? Who is paying for all of this?

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space...-trips-n306851

Oberon · 02-17-15, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

People actually signed up for this? I wonder if any of these people, have any idea as to how they are going to get there? What space vehicles are they going to use?

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Who is paying for all of this?

And

Betonov · 02-17-15, 01:05 PM

Let them go and let's not forget about them and send more.
Damn it, the warp drive is decades away and we're still stuck here.

GoldenRivet · 02-17-15, 01:09 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_One

Applications ran for 5 or 6 months about 2 years ago, applicants sent in their application with skill set and video to be reviewed, follow up interviews ensued. In the end almost 3,000 people had applied to get the heck away from Earth because obvious reasons.

a little over 1000 people were selected for final interviews and of the 1000 people recently 100 were chosen for the mission.

They will undergo a series of training exercises and learn about the various skills etc needed to live on mars and operate and maintain various machines required for the trip, life support, growing food etc.

the trip is estimated to cost approximately 6 billion dollars and is to be funded by corporate sponsorship and ad revenue from the reality TV series which will focus on the selection process, training, trip to mars, arrival and the ongoing living on the planet. Other sources of revenue include crowd sourced funding and donations to Mars One which is a "not for profit organization"

the "mission" begins in just a few years time when unmanned launches will head for mars dropping off equipment and components and habitat pods etc before some time in 2025 when the manned mission occurs and the process of sending the final 100 applicants begins. once they arrive they will more or less immediately have to start "setting up shop" and getting things running and established if they are to live very long

in owing to the fact that our species is both exploratory and perverse - the reality TV series will serve three main purposes

one it will serve as a way for corporations to make boat loads of money in ad revenue, merchandising etc etc

two it will serve as a way for the average joe to see mars explored by mankind from the comfort of his on sofa

three it will serve as a way for the average joe to watch people die on mars from the comfort of his own sofa

with that said the "final 100" are true pioneers in the literal sense. they will be abandoning their life on earth for a 1 way ticket to an alien planet supposedly never to see the earth again except as a distant speck of light in the martian sky

unless of course the whole thing is filmed inside some massive sound stage in the high Nevada desert in which case after meeting their fate on mars, the "deceased" can simply leave the lot with a new identity and re-assimilate into an alien environment stranger than any planet... Los Angeles, California

Betonov · 02-17-15, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

the trip is estimated to cost approximately 6 billion dollars

That's not much really.

GoldenRivet · 02-17-15, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

That's not much really.

Betonov... i should point out...

According to the wiki $6,000,000,000 is the cost of sending four astronauts to the red planet.

it does not include the cost of sending 96 of their friends

nor does it include the cost of maintaining them for the remainder of their lives

the 6 Billion figure is the estimated cost of 4 astronauts visiting for a bit like the moon landings of the 60s

Betonov · 02-17-15, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Betonov... i should point out...

According to the wiki $6,000,000,000 is the cost of sending four astronauts to the red planet.

Good point.

But still, 6 billion to see a Mars landing is still peanuts compared to all the money we see bamboozled into pockets of individuals.

STEED · 02-17-15, 01:27 PM

I signed up David Cameron, George Osborne and Ian Ducan Smith. Please please put them at the top of the list for Monday's launch.

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	One way trip to Mars! People actually signed up for this? I wonder if any of these people, have any idea as to how they are going to get there? What space vehicles are they going to use? Who is paying for all of this? http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space...-trips-n306851 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_One Applications ran for 5 or 6 months about 2 years ago, applicants sent in their application with skill set and video to be reviewed, follow up interviews ensued. In the end almost 3,000 people had applied to get the heck away from Earth because obvious reasons. a little over 1000 people were selected for final interviews and of the 1000 people recently 100 were chosen for the mission. They will undergo a series of training exercises and learn about the various skills etc needed to live on mars and operate and maintain various machines required for the trip, life support, growing food etc. the trip is estimated to cost approximately 6 billion dollars and is to be funded by corporate sponsorship and ad revenue from the reality TV series which will focus on the selection process, training, trip to mars, arrival and the ongoing living on the planet. Other sources of revenue include crowd sourced funding and donations to Mars One which is a "not for profit organization" the "mission" begins in just a few years time when unmanned launches will head for mars dropping off equipment and components and habitat pods etc before some time in 2025 when the manned mission occurs and the process of sending the final 100 applicants begins. once they arrive they will more or less immediately have to start "setting up shop" and getting things running and established if they are to live very long in owing to the fact that our species is both exploratory and perverse - the reality TV series will serve three main purposes one it will serve as a way for corporations to make boat loads of money in ad revenue, merchandising etc etc two it will serve as a way for the average joe to see mars explored by mankind from the comfort of his on sofa three it will serve as a way for the average joe to watch people die on mars from the comfort of his own sofa with that said the "final 100" are true pioneers in the literal sense. they will be abandoning their life on earth for a 1 way ticket to an alien planet supposedly never to see the earth again except as a distant speck of light in the martian sky unless of course the whole thing is filmed inside some massive sound stage in the high Nevada desert in which case after meeting their fate on mars, the "deceased" can simply leave the lot with a new identity and re-assimilate into an alien environment stranger than any planet... Los Angeles, California __________________

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I signed up David Cameron, George Osborne and Ian Ducan Smith. Please please put them at the top of the list for Monday's launch. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Let them go and let's not forget about them and send more. Damn it, the warp drive is decades away and we're still stuck here.