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1. Or will the man end up on Mars...and the woman on Venus?

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 05:31 PM

Feb 2013

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In 5 years, we're going to send two people to Mars. [View all] bananas Feb 2013 OP

Or will the man end up on Mars...and the woman on Venus? pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #1

I've seen a lot of these private space ventures come and go LongTomH Feb 2013 #2

This isn't a start-up venture, it's a philanthropic venture bananas Mar 2013 #9

Well, I nominate Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.... n/t Still Sensible Feb 2013 #3

In nominate Dick Cheney and Rush Limbaugh SummerSnow Feb 2013 #4

It would be a huge savings in rocket fuel LadyHawkAZ Mar 2013 #14

This is real and doable Neurotica Feb 2013 #5

Are Carnival Cruises far behind? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #10

The money would be much better spent Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #11

Biospheres on Mars have a lot of advantages bananas Mar 2013 #12

I have to agree Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #13

Maybe not a good idea just yet. Separation Mar 2013 #15

Even if it doesn't impact, it could still take out the orbiters bananas Mar 2013 #20

I want to pick which two Spirochete Mar 2013 #16

I nominate the Kochroach Bros. meow2u3 Mar 2013 #17

I rather doubt it. The round trip is 70+ weeks, and life support struggle4progress Mar 2013 #18

"President Kennedy, when will we put a man on the moon?" cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #19