A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars

Mad Professor · 04-01-2008, 05:30 PM

This thread reminds me of Elton John's song Rocket Man,

"Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
in fact it's cold as hell"

It would be a very lonely mission, and no amount of t.v. is going to make up for the lack of human contact.

Whoever went up would have to be a very hardened personality, maybe someone with a special forces background who was trained for extreme adversity.

I don't know about the States, but the press over here absolutely love a hero story, and I'd imagine you'd be guaranteed a prize place in history, if that's your thing.

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04-01-2008, 05:30 PM	#20
Mad Professor Belt Conveyor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blighty Posts: 65	This thread reminds me of Elton John's song Rocket Man, "Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids in fact it's cold as hell" It would be a very lonely mission, and no amount of t.v. is going to make up for the lack of human contact. Whoever went up would have to be a very hardened personality, maybe someone with a special forces background who was trained for extreme adversity. I don't know about the States, but the press over here absolutely love a hero story, and I'd imagine you'd be guaranteed a prize place in history, if that's your thing.

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