[QUOTE=NoDachi;39167616]Psst. They don't send all the applicants.
They train a multiplicity of teams and only send the one that works.
Think of it as the big brother winners prize. To get launched.[/QUOTE]
An electrical engine, a power source, a long stick and a seat attached to the end, shouldn't be impossible to construct on mars.
If people would bother using it though, with the most likely zero chance of return aspect of the mission in mind.
[QUOTE=kaskade700;39177088]An electrical engine, a power source, a long stick and a seat attached to the end, shouldn't be impossible to construct on mars.
If people would bother using it though, with the most likely zero chance of return aspect of the mission in mind.[/QUOTE]
you have an amazing knowledge of how spacecraft work, are you from harvard or something?
I have no doubt that if we created some form of biodome or something of the sorts we could pull this off. The only part I'm skeptical about is terraforming the planet. Not that it would be an issue should we build in preparation of the future for astronauts, but once(if) we start colonizing the planet a biodome simply won't work anymore.
[QUOTE=DBFT;39177110]you have an amazing knowledge of how spacecraft work, are you from harvard or something?[/QUOTE]
I have a vivid imagination and high hopes for humanity.
Imagine being the last one left alive, and surviving for many more years alone on Mars. After that there will just be the corpses of you and the rest of the people who got sent.
Never coming back to Earth isn't worth my name in a history book to me.
[QUOTE=TonyP;39171568]Doesn't sound much worse than when humans took months to travel across a country, had to send a letter and wait a year for a response to be sent across the sea by sailboat.
And most of those "negatives" sound good to me.
- Not coming home
- Staying on Mars for rest of life
- Not showering much
- nice cozy small living space
- almost no contact with other people[/QUOTE]
Except for a few issues there;
- [b]Not coming home[/b]
EVER. Even if you change your mind. You're stuck there with whoever goes with you. So if you decide you don't like someone else in the crew, too bad! You're stuck with 'em!
- [b]Staying on Mars for rest of life[/b]
And never stepping on green grass again (or at least for a LONG while), never taking a breath of fresh air (its all recycled), having to wear a suit ANYTIME you want to go "Outside", extremely regimented lifestyles. If something goes wrong, you're presumed dead.
- [b]Not showering much[/b]
This is fun to think about until you realize everyone else isn't either. You may not smell too bad after a couple weeks, but what about Bill, the hydroponics guy? And this carries into the below factor...
- [b]nice cozy small living space[/b]
Small as in a seat, some arm room, and barely enough room to float to the back. And you're sharing it with three other people (not of your choice) for the next 8 months. However once you get there you'll have some personal space. But you will still be living on top of each other. "Cozy" isnt the right word here, i don't think. More like Cramped.
- [b]almost no contact with other people[/b]
On the contrary, you will have contact 24/7 with mission control (who will dictate your life and jobs) as well as the other 3 people you will initially be sent out with. More will follow after, up to about 12 but its the same 12 people for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.
HOWEVER I do believe there are many benefits:
- Being the first pioneer to Live on Another World
- There are no roads, it's off-road driving, Mars Edition.
- There will be plenty of entertainment and distractions brought along to keep you occupied (and as more Astronauts arrive, they will bring batches of the latest goods.)
- It'll be televised, so you'll be famous.
- You can call yourself an Astronaut and use it to get laid during your 10 year training period.
[QUOTE=Keys;39182191]- You can call yourself an Astronaut and use it to get laid during your 10 year training period.[/QUOTE]
That reminds me, how're they gonna "relieve" themselves if they're filmed 24/7 and cramped with 3 other people.
[editline]11th January 2013[/editline]
What if they wanna have the sex.
Well hello, Red Faction!
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Why must it be a pageking? :([/I]
[QUOTE=Solomon;39174065]Then you haven't done much digging.[/QUOTE]
Well as far as I can tell, they'll need a lot more money than they think they will to get to Mars.
As far as I know, the highest revenue show on any TV is the superbowl, which makes about as much money as Mars One needs. So their show would have to be at least that popular which remains to be seen.
They tried to do 2 AMAs on reddit, both of which just ended up with them giving vague answers to fairly important questions which kind of calls into question whether they really know what they're doing.
The Mars One team is made up of mostly different kinds of business people and entrepreneurs and also a concept artist. I suppose they are hopefully going to be adding to this team because it seems like they've got a lot of research to do otherwise.
I look forward to seeing the selection process/reality show but since they're only sending up 2 people every year I think, I wonder if they will have everyone up there that is essential first. I still really hope they're successful though, especially if they manage to create a colony that can be somewhat self sustained or at least continually supported for as long as they need.
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