Homesteading on Mars

[woodsy]

Anyone interested ? One way flight leaves in 10 years.
You can apply for only $38 US dollars.

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/201...e-on-mars?lite

[stanb999]

Doomed to failure like the Plymouth colony. Non-profit.

[hippygirl]

I think I'll stay here...red doesn't look on OR around me!

[RomeGrower]

There's plenty of red here in Georgia.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Will they have high speed internet access?

[MDfamilyman]

Has the soil been perc tested?

[PrettyPaisley]

How many goats can I bring?

[Bret]

I can't sit still on a bus.

[Nimrod]

When are they implementing property taxes and how much will they be?

[salmonslayer]

This is just another liberal attempt to ...wait, what was the question?

[RomeGrower]

Will there be any mosquitoes and blackflies?

[JustineInWA]

Anyone can apply? There are no qualifications for submitting an application other than being able to create a video? Doesn't seem like the smartest way to choose the people that are going to be sent to another planet

[maverickxxx]

Seems like a really good way to weed people out to send to mars. Can I submit videos on behalf of other people?

[rambler]

Originally Posted by JustineInWA

Anyone can apply? There are no qualifications for submitting an application other than being able to create a video? Doesn't seem like the smartest way to choose the people that are going to be sent to another planet

I believe the whole thing is set up as a TV game show, and going to be funded in that way.

So, going to need a lot of strange and high octane type personalities to keep the drama up.... Tune in next week, to see who takes over command of the lab.....

If it were done right, might be kinda interesting.

Big bucks, low values, always seem to win out on TV, so I expect the whole thing to implode by the middle of the 2nd season, and nothing comes of it.

Kind of sad this is what science and space exploration has fallen to.....

Paul

[highlands]

Originally Posted by stanb999

Doomed to failure like the Plymouth colony.

Hmm... Plymouth was not exactly a failure, at all. I have ancestors who came in that way, and ancestors who met them when they arrived. Given that my clan alone numbers around 650 people now (those that show up at reunions and there are many other family lines descended from both sides) suggests the Plymouth colony was a resounding success.

Mars colonizing might be the next smart move. We need to decentralize off this rock in preparation for the 'next big thing' (remember the dinosaurs! )

Seriously though:

http://sugarmtnfarm.com/2009/04/01/p...mers-in-space/

[Appalachia]

Originally Posted by maverickxxx

Seems like a really good way to weed people out to send to mars. Can I submit videos on behalf of other people?

Yeah I've got a few people in mind I'd donate $38 to nominate.


(Get it nominate ... looking at you DC )