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Yes, Turbineguy May 2013 #1
I'm signing up burnodo May 2013 #2
I wouldn't go. Imagine what could happen to the community. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #3
Hell really IS other people… Imagine being stuck on another planet with them. nt MrScorpio May 2013 #4
I seriously think this is a space-horror movie waiting to happen. nt RedCappedBandit May 2013 #5
It could very well play out that way, but nothing worth having is easy or convenient... dogknob May 2013 #8
Oh, I definitely think this is worth doing. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #17
It drives me nuts, I can tell you. nt bemildred May 2013 #6
I can't even imagine burnodo May 2013 #12
The whole 'never coming back' thing is what gets me. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #18
Four at a time with regular launches of four more. longship May 2013 #39
So 'reality TV' has degenerated into bloodsport. n/t cprise May 2013 #54
Who knows? longship May 2013 #75
Colony?? Its a reality TV show. cprise May 2013 #77
Hence my two posts in this thread. longship May 2013 #80
Mandatory in-flight reading will be "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch". Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #7
Or Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy. bemildred May 2013 #11
What would motivate someone to want to do this? Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #9
Anyone who has ever eaten brussel sprouts has a good reason to leave this planet. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #24
!! Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #25
Go ahead to Mars. That leaves more Brussesl Sprout for me. :) BlueStreak May 2013 #29
I must disagree with you this time... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #49
Yes, they're great ZombieHorde May 2013 #50
Well, when I eat them... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #51
Even Dick Cheney squirms at the thought of feeding others brussels sprouts. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #52
And anyone who has had to endure the gas of anyone who has eaten brussels sprouts Jamastiene May 2013 #55
Now imagine wearing a space suit after having eaten Brussels sprouts Fumesucker May 2013 #73
There can be many motivations...one being motivated for the possibility of one's life... yawnmaster May 2013 #40
Really hawt Martian women Blue_Tires May 2013 #86
Mars will be populated by the most antisocial people imaginable Shampoobra May 2013 #10
I think there will be some psychological screening going on during the selection process. randome May 2013 #14
and what have the "happy people" done to solve things? burnodo May 2013 #15
"The way the population is being chosen seems almost designed, in advance, to have negative results" lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #21
But in many cases, they brought family members, didn't they? Shampoobra May 2013 #74
Or a toilet, fresh water, or food. Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #26
Sounds rather like getting divorced, at least for a man anyway Fumesucker May 2013 #30
I would, out of the sense of adventure nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #32
Will the accomodations on Mars have mini-bars and spas? Frequent flyer miles? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #13
At least a Starbucks and an iPhone. We're not savages. randome May 2013 #16
On THAT basis alone, bvar22 May 2013 #19
Life is a terminal condition Fumesucker May 2013 #20
Thanks for glibly defending Medieval attitudes about life and death. cprise May 2013 #57
Bless your heart Fumesucker May 2013 #63
NASA astronauts have a substantial expectation of survival cprise May 2013 #79
Not unlike the early colonization of the Americas nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #33
You DID hear this week that archaeologists uncovered .... bvar22 May 2013 #35
Yes, and when we finally send people to mars nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #38
Corporations are now in the business of marketing suicide pacts. cprise May 2013 #53
Then LIFE itself is a suicide mission! They will be building and living out the rest of their... yawnmaster May 2013 #41
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IMHO we are yet far from being able to do this. bemildred May 2013 #23
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A TV-land stunt that is setup to fail seems more like it. cprise May 2013 #66
Exactly. This is basically killing people for entertainment Hugabear May 2013 #68
Oh, but there would be lots of "caring" cprise May 2013 #78
And isn't that just typical? bemildred May 2013 #85
Mars Needs Women! Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #28
Does anyone remember PATRICK May 2013 #31
They are not terra-forming Mars. They are creating livable areas, most likely underground... yawnmaster May 2013 #42
As tempting as it sounds... Incitatus May 2013 #34
I wonder if Hubby put my name down. Ilsa May 2013 #36
A one way trip to Mars? PD Turk May 2013 #37
I'd go. It has always been a life-long dream RebelOne May 2013 #43
How many of those 78,000 were signed up by someone else? Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #44
It sounds like something out of a Twilight Zone episode. n/t duffyduff May 2013 #46
To Serve Man lovemydog May 2013 #69
You read me perfectly. duffyduff May 2013 #72
I signed up 78,000 lovemydog May 2013 #71
What do you call 78,000 republicans on a one way spaceship? Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #81
haha! lovemydog May 2013 #82
Republicans are a problem begging for the Golgafrincham solution. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #83
So it really will be the Red Planet! KamaAina May 2013 #88
Yes, populated by alien creatures lovemydog May 2013 #89
I signed up Rand Paul. MineralMan May 2013 #45
good job! nt flamingdem May 2013 #61
I like the way you think. bemildred May 2013 #84
Will it have privatized prisons? mick063 May 2013 #47
Better than that... cprise May 2013 #59
I wouldn't trust any privatized outfit as far as I can throw it. duffyduff May 2013 #70
I'm with you. cprise May 2013 #76
That is much later. Incitatus May 2013 #62
A one way ticket. randome May 2013 #48
Pure insanity Hugabear May 2013 #56
Even if they do, what are the first 4 people supposed to do? Incitatus May 2013 #65
I will just wait for the movie/reality tv show about the aftermath Jamastiene May 2013 #58
That's really cool. NealK May 2013 #60
I hate to say this, but many will die before we are able to colonize Mars. Dash87 May 2013 #64
Sounds like a tall poppy harvesting operation. JVS May 2013 #67
Okies in spaaaace! MisterP May 2013 #87
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids Art_from_Ark May 2013 #90
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