One-way ticket to Mars

[Calvin]

Humans could be sent to Mars one-way as part of Nasa plans to permanently colonise other planets.

Scientists have confirmed that they are looking into the possibility sending astronauts to other planets by 2030.
It would take the volunteers nine months to get to the red planet, and they would leave knowing they would never see Earth again.
That is because it would cost too much to fly them back.
The mission, titled Hundred Years Starship, is likely to cost something in the region of £7 billion, and it is relying on grants and donations. The world's billionaires have reportedly been asked to contribute.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20101028/...y-41f21e0.html

I want a return please. But yeah, this is very interesting but why would anyone do this?

[-:Undertaker:-]

I nominate all of our politicians, Wayne Rooney and Katie Price.

[wiktoria]

Wow so they would just die there. I wonder who would do that

[Calvin]

I nominate all of our politicians, Wayne Rooney and Katie Price.

I agree with you for Wayne Rooney to go!

But I guess you'll get to see another planet which no one else has been on and go down in History.

[Nemo]

I ask for like £2 and no one donates and they want 7 billion? gtho.


Should be interesting to see why anyone wants to do it though, other than the fame of doing it

[Inseriousity.]

Daily Mail: IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE DEPORTED TO MARS

I can see the headlines now

Being serious though, it's quite an insane idea that we may be living on other planets soon. Sci-fi becoming science is amazing and terrifying in equal measure.

[Nikki]

I think they should just wait until they have enough money :S

[-:Undertaker:-]

Daily Mail: IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE DEPORTED TO MARS

I can see the headlines now

Being serious though, it's quite an insane idea that we may be living on other planets soon. Sci-fi becoming science is amazing and terrifying in equal measure.

Now now we couldn't do that, there's no welfare state on Mars.

[Mathew]

I'd do it if you returned to Earth afterwards, but there's no point just going there - you can't brag about it when you get back!

I can't really believe this though; "it would cost too much to send them back" is a rather, I don't know, generic response? If they can afford so much to send them there in the first place, surely they can send them back...

[Conservative,]

I'd do it if all my friends & family came, and I got internet & t.v...and as long as they could prove it was safe to live there ect, and that we had food and all that. But yeah it's insane...Doctor Who will be made redundant soon !