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Neurotica

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22. Government agencies are too risk averse today to attempt something of this nature.
Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:34 AM
Feb 2013

There is no way that today's NASA could accomplish this mission in the short timeframe necessary to take advantage of the 2018 launch window.

That being said, Inspiration Mars is not undertaking this venture by themselves. They are working with NASA in various ways on this mission and they have the support of NASA.

What's more, this is not a for-profit venture. It is philanthropic. The goal is to advance the next generation of space exploration.

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2013 #1
Anyone who is inclined to commit suicide might want to volunteer. nt Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #2
FWIW, that's what was said when the space program first started... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #10
+1 cleanhippie Feb 2013 #15
I'd be inclined to commit suicide DesertRat Mar 2013 #35
LOL Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #36
High Denisty Polyethylene and water. Romulus Quirinus Feb 2013 #8
I would think at some certain age it may be a lure lunasun Mar 2013 #29
I watched the press conference - looks good. nt bananas Feb 2013 #3
I've never understood why you don't just surround the living area in jimlup Feb 2013 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2013 #7
So you preferentially shield some areas... jimlup Feb 2013 #12
A cubic metre of water weighs one ton Posteritatis Feb 2013 #16
Yeah but you've got to carry O2 and H2 anyway... jimlup Feb 2013 #20
Well, no chance for cheating jsr Feb 2013 #5
Piece of cake. A lunar gravity assist, 6 months in hypersleep, Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #6
I'd go, but I would have to find a husband who is willing to go to Mars RebelOne Feb 2013 #9
And they have to name their kid Valentine Michael Smith. McCamy Taylor Feb 2013 #11
I grok that (nt) TupperHappy Feb 2013 #13
Imagine if the family name was Robinson? AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #14
My understanding is that the capsule is supposed to be REALLY small... brooklynite Feb 2013 #17
For those of us of a certain age Doctor_J Mar 2013 #24
Wife could get pregnant and give birth in 501 days--it just occurred to me. Peace Patriot Feb 2013 #18
Government agencies are too risk averse today to attempt something of this nature. Neurotica Feb 2013 #22
When they say "middle-aged", they may well mean "post-menopausal" for the woman muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #26
They could pick a same-sex couple Retrograde Mar 2013 #33
Its a little optimistic - but the job can be done Cobalt-60 Feb 2013 #19
Lets see how long it takes... davidthegnome Feb 2013 #21
Already been done. Xithras Mar 2013 #31
Just a word of advice-- Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #23
Wait, this? Doctor_J Mar 2013 #25
I volunteer Mitt and Anne. gateley Mar 2013 #27
that would be marvelous DesertRat Mar 2013 #34
Tito has been pushing this for a long time - appears he is serious! Wow lunasun Mar 2013 #28
A couple that spent 270 days in Antarctica on their own: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #30
Wanted: Wife, for trip of a lifetime. nt One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #32
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