What are your thoughts on Mars One?

yeah, I was kidding

 

All good points. Although, I've never seen Big Brother, so I have no idea what you're talking about there.

 

Spoiler alert: we all die.

I'm assuming this is sarcasm... Either way, "we" won't have anything to defend, as this is not government funded or an "American" project. It's a joint effort between 107 different countries.

Also, you're TRIPPIN' if you don't think the Curiosity rover is a big fucking deal.

 

and some sooner than others..depending on circumstances..

 

Absolutely. You could very easily be hit and killed by a drunk driver when you walk out of your house. Better stay inside.

 

Like a mars colony for instance :2thumbsup:

 

I thought the idea of a colony on Mars was an exciting idea when I first heard of it, but I really think it is a waste of time and money now.

If we want to explore, we can send unmanned spacecraft to observe and report back as we do now.

If we are wanting to colonize, I believe it is a bad Idea. Mars has little or no magnetic field now to protect against solar radiation. Even if we found a way to extract an atmosphere that might be trapped in the soil, it would be blown away by solar radiation. With no atmosphere, humans would have to live in shelters constantly at the mercy of meteorites.

I think some research that would be considered unethical by some would need to be conducted to find out if humans could reproduce in less gravity than that found here on earth. I imagine that if conception did take place, I imagine there would be severe deformities of the offspring (no way to know for sure without research though).

Maybe some day all of the obstacles could be worked out, but I don't think so now.

I'm like LornaDoon - I think it is a waste of money, while we have people starving and otherwise suffering. And I agree with Mama that starvation is a greed thing, but until we get the starving people situation under control, I believe we should use extra money to ease suffering. If a way to ease suffering could be found in Mars colonization, I'd be all for it.

I am an explorer by nature, I love to learn and experience new things. When I discuss this issue with others that know me, they are surprised to hear me state my opinion on the subject. Actually, if I were 30 years younger, I would have considered signing up for the mission. I just think that we would be throwing away resources that would be better spent on something else, until we get more important problems solved here on earth and our technology is better equipped for what I feel is a doomed project with current technology.

 

Oh gawd...what if they're not allowed to have booze on Mars?

NOTHNX. KBAI.

 

All great points. A few of which I believe they address on their website.
FTR, age has nothing to do with it. The oldest applicant that made the first cut is 81.

 

That's where moonshine and bootlegging come into play.:2thumbsup:

 

Moonshine! arty:

 

I actually also read that many married couples applied, prepared for the chance that one would be selected, and the other wouldn't...that's brutal.

 

I guess I should have visited that site before posting. I have only gotten info from other tech articles here and there.

81 years old!? Wow! Wisdom and experience go a long way in any group(not saying that he can't make other contributions though).

 

That would be bad. And they are actually prepared for their possible separation?!

marssingles.com

 

Oh you're one of those...Yee-haw and damn the topedos. :coffee:

Crowdfunded they say...hence the gee-whiz approach to pulling funding.


http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/02/nasa-chief-you-cant-fund-a-private-mars-mission-mars-one-watch-us/

(bold added GS)


In the face of all we have to deal with at home, I consider it frivolous.

 

I got an idea from Fear & loathing in las vegas: it's called adrenochrome!

 

Well it's official, we can survive a man on Mars... but an iPad battery that lasts a decent duration oh no no we can't make that.

 

lol technology is a bitch aint it?

 

We should probably confine our tendency to fuck everything up to the Earth. Humans can't seem to leave anything undisturbed, including other planets, apparently.

 

Most of what NASA does with taxpayer money is secret, so I don't really trust them to do with the money what they say they're going to. I am not a fan of NASA and all the spy satellites they are putting up in space, etc. To me they're just another government agency, but they have a great propaganda arm designed to enthrall the masses so they can ensure people will allow having their tax money allocated to fund its programs.