Yes, because any man can have what I shall miss, but no man shall have their name thrust into history like I.
Poll: Would you be the first man/woman on Mars if it meant you have to stay?
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No probably not. We could probably get to Mars right now, if we really wanted to and put billions into it. But we don't have the technology to make the journey safe, and worse yet, we don't have the technology to live on Mars or even start terraforming. So there's no point.
I'm a big fan of the space industry. I realize that in the pursuit of going to the moon, a lot of VERY useful technology was created and that the dream of colonizing another planet is worth more than billions of dollars - hell, if you could successfully terraform Mars, you'd see returns in the hundreds of trillions of dollars (eventually).
But we simply don't have the tech to make the trip worthwhile OR safe. Whoever goes is going to take on a lot of radiation and a VERY big risk. If something goes wrong, you're dead, and so is any future mission. This is why NASA are not going to gamble on sending someone there. If they ever do, they will when they can be reasonably sure of success and they have the ability to do something worthwhile on Mars.
But again, the answer to your question is a no - I wouldn't be able to do anything on that planet.
I'm a big fan of the space industry. I realize that in the pursuit of going to the moon, a lot of VERY useful technology was created and that the dream of colonizing another planet is worth more than billions of dollars - hell, if you could successfully terraform Mars, you'd see returns in the hundreds of trillions of dollars (eventually).
But we simply don't have the tech to make the trip worthwhile OR safe. Whoever goes is going to take on a lot of radiation and a VERY big risk. If something goes wrong, you're dead, and so is any future mission. This is why NASA are not going to gamble on sending someone there. If they ever do, they will when they can be reasonably sure of success and they have the ability to do something worthwhile on Mars.
But again, the answer to your question is a no - I wouldn't be able to do anything on that planet.
What worth do these things have, if you are alone on a rock, thousands of miles away from anyone, who has an understanding of the word "fame" and hasn't accomplished the exact same thing? (= is on mars too)Benmonkey7 said:
As much as I admire those who would say yes, there is too much that would still like to see here for me not to come back.
I'd have to say no. Too much fear about something going wrong and running into those Damn, Dirty Apes
Hell YES! I'd go even if it meant just me by myself. Actually I'd prefer that, I'd change my name to Valentine Michael Smith too just for the fun of it. (no cookie for previously referenced book)
read it, for no other reason than that it's awesome.Trestin said:
on topic, i would go to mars in a second. as much as i love my family, my partners, and the planet itself, love for one thing is no reason not to experience another. i would say my good-byes, then go fall in love with mars and my fellow astronauts.
As long as the resupplies of air, food, fuel, etc. also included videogames/ consoles. I might consider it then.
No, because I'd be way too scared that I would run out of supplies and be unable to find anything to eat or drink there.
As I'm starting to realise most mankind has been getting more and more aggressive by each passing day,(Just the other night, In my street that used to be so peaceful and calm, 100+ people were having a massive punch out) it's getting harder and harder to make new decent friends, and to simply walk the streets.
Would I move to Mars? If it was with other people, they would have to be scientists, which are so busy being, well, busy, they wouldn't have time to be dickheads, then yes.
Would I move to Mars? If it was with other people, they would have to be scientists, which are so busy being, well, busy, they wouldn't have time to be dickheads, then yes.
It definitely is an awesome book, and another book that involves a similar idea about exo-pioneering is Clive Cussler's "Cyclops." Sure, it's the moon instead of Mars, but it's more or less the same concept, a small group sent to colonize an extraterrestrial environment in preparation for more people.Trestin said:
enlightened? how the hell do you know that? for all you know, one or more might go bananas or be a closet sociopath, or just be general jackholes.Frotality said: