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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Reality Show on Mars Could Fund Manned Colony by 2023


Reality Show on Mars Could Fund Manned Colony by 2023 | Mars One | Space.com

This article presents a very interesting concept for putting humans on Mars -- do you think it will work?  


http://www.space.com/16300-mars-one-reality-show-colony.html


The concept is very thought provoking, and I keep thinking about it -- For example:
  • Would you want to go to Mars to live, knowing you would never return?
    • Lets see, who would we like to see go to Mars and never be able to come back?  
      • Send some serial killer?  Some political despot?  Give criminals a reprieve if they volunteer to go into training for the job?
  • How will they select people to go?
    • Would they select young people, who would have to live for a long time there? --Are Grandchildren Kris & Julia ready to start training?  
      • Or old folks who wouldn't live as long and require resupply for 60 years?   -- Where do I go to sign up?
      • Old folks wouldn't be as interesting on TV?  --Or would we be more interesting?
    • If you were selected, would you worry that the company could go bankrupt after you got there and quit sending supplies? 
  • I can see how the world would be interested in the "reality TV" for a while --but how long would it last?

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