And there is no money in it so private industry won't do it.
I'm not so certain that there isn't ANY money in it for the right private industry. Marketing, rights to images and recordings, not to mention potential for future growth. It is certainly high, high risk. That is why they are seeking 'eccentric billionaire' sort of support.
Personally, I don't think we see something like this happen for 20 years or more. But, it is interesting that something like this is even being discussed.
Scientists propose one way trip to Mars.
- 15/11/2010 04:35:40 PM
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Interesting idea but a non-starter
- 15/11/2010 05:04:38 PM
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Plenty of volunteers can be found for a suicide mission to Mars.
- 15/11/2010 05:22:10 PM
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yes but the government would never fund it
- 15/11/2010 07:24:51 PM
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Yes, true...
- 15/11/2010 08:08:41 PM
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You may know more about it than I do, but I'm not sure you're right.
- 15/11/2010 06:26:16 PM
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I think you may be under estimating how much supplies two people would need to last them forty years
- 15/11/2010 07:50:24 PM
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- 15/11/2010 10:20:48 PM
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- 16/11/2010 10:48:39 PM
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Re: I think you may be under estimating how much supplies two people would need to last them forty
- 15/11/2010 11:26:51 PM
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- 16/11/2010 10:48:39 PM
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I half-expected the body of this post to read "... for their ex-wives." *NM*
- 15/11/2010 07:38:50 PM
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I've been. Cold, dusty, a little dry... got some pretty pictures, though. *NM*
- 15/11/2010 10:26:43 PM
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Paul Davies wrote one of my favorite books: God and the New Physics. Excellent book.
- 16/11/2010 04:52:03 AM
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Can we nominate passengers?
- 16/11/2010 01:52:06 PM
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