Astronauts to land on Mars

shane9689 · 11-01-2014 07:06PM #1

Mars one mission
http://www.mars-one.com/

opinions anyone?

personally I love the idea, its like watching "2001" all over again but it looks abit sceptical. also id never do it myself unless there was a large colony or a possibility of return (that's right, its a one way trip)

Captain Chaos · 11-01-2014 07:08PM

It's like Europeans sailing to central America in the 15th and 16th centuries, it was a one way trip for many.

A sickening though enters my head of the rocket exploding on the pad with the first astronauts bound for Mars.

Jack Skellington · 11-01-2014 07:09PM

I was reading about the doctor who's willing to leave for mars and live out the rest of his days there. I just couldn't do it, never seeing anyone you love or care about ever again, but it's his dream so he says so fair play to him for having the courage.

suicide_circus · 11-01-2014 07:12PM

All I ask for is a Total Recall style plantation on Mars before I die.

Sir Arthur Daley · 11-01-2014 07:16PM

Would sky plus work up there?

Standard Toaster · 11-01-2014 07:17PM

Baby, you make me wish I had three hands.

smellslikeshoes · 11-01-2014 07:22PM

I have very little faith in this crowd doing what they say they are going to do.
Their co-founder was on Reddit recently for an AMA and he was thoroughly ripped to shreds because of how little they actually have concrete.

Hagar the Nice. · 11-01-2014 07:23PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

It's like Europeans sailing to central America in the 15th and 16th centuries, it was a one way trip for many.

A sickening though enters my head of the rocket exploding on the pad with the first astronauts bound for Mars.

Ar har Cap'n,tham thar Europeans be 4/5 centuries too late,The Vikings were there first.

Sir Arthur Daley · 11-01-2014 07:25PM

Are they taking up blocks, cement and a mixer?

kneemos · 11-01-2014 07:26PM

Another scam?

fryup · 11-01-2014 07:29PM

who'd the hell would want to go mars

its a hole of a place, there's nothing there only a dismal barren landscape you'd be bored to tears

Sir Arthur Daley · 11-01-2014 07:31PM

fryup wrote: »

who'd the hell would want to go mars

its a hole of a place, there's nothing there only a dismal barren landscape you'd be bored to tears

They said that about Las Vegas and look at it now.

shane9689 · 11-01-2014 08:06PM

i agree with the exploration idea of it, but the only way it would be useful is if there was a longterm goal of a return trip so we could mine the **** out of mars, otherwise its only a small step

anncoates · 11-01-2014 08:08PM

fryup wrote: »

who'd the hell would want to go mars

its a hole of a place, there's nothing there only a dismal barren landscape you'd be bored to tears

Are you implying it's a godawful small affair?

EdwardCastle · 11-01-2014 08:09PM

WikiHow wrote: »

Would sky plus work up there?

AHAHAAAHA! Nice joke!

EdwardCastle · 11-01-2014 08:10PM

WikiHow wrote: »

Are they taking up blocks, cement and a mixer?

AHAHAHAHA...you're on form there buddy!

Fox_In_Socks · 11-01-2014 08:11PM

smellslikeshoes wrote: »

I have very little faith in this crowd doing what they say they are going to do.
Their co-founder was on Reddit recently for an AMA and he was thoroughly ripped to shreds because of how little they actually have concrete.

Sure why would they need concrete? They'd probably be building their stuff out of lightweight metals and plastics.

:pac:

thee glitz · 11-01-2014 08:19PM

I suppose ther'll be a hospital and all up there.
They'll all be begging to come back but will have
to wait til the money's made back on the project.

Sir Arthur Daley · 11-01-2014 08:23PM

If the sky plus would work i would go, i couldn't live without Fair City.

Captain Chaos · 11-01-2014 08:24PM

If one of them dies what do they do with the body. Push it out an airlock?

fergiesfolly · 11-01-2014 08:28PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

If one of them dies what do they do with the body. Push it out an airlock?

In a world without meat, I'm thinking they'd fire up the BBQ.

Ghost Buster · 11-01-2014 08:38PM

fryup wrote: »

who'd the hell would want to go mars

its a hole of a place, there's nothing there only a dismal barren landscape you'd be bored to tears

The very reason why the Romans didnt bother with Ireland

WoollyRedHat · 11-01-2014 08:40PM

They should take some Mars rock and sell it on ebay, they'd make a fortune! Or they could keep it in their house , and be like, Mars rocks yo!
Or! they could wear it as a necklace... got to get me to Mars!

Roger_007 · 11-01-2014 08:50PM

I suppose we will have to endure the usual spectacle of crying mammies at the launch site complaining about their childer having to emigrate because the gubberment won't make any jobs for them here.:eek:

fergiesfolly · 11-01-2014 08:51PM

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

They should take some Mars rock and sell it on ebay, they'd make a fortune! Or they could keep it in their house , and be like, Mars rocks yo!
Or! they could wear it as a necklace... got to get me to Mars!

Can you imagine the delivery charges on that!!!

LordSutch · 11-01-2014 08:53PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

All I ask for is a Total Recall style plantation on Mars before I die.

Terraforming is what you need for Mars.

biko · 11-01-2014 08:57PM

Apparently an Irishman has been shortlisted for it.

Ben D Bus · 11-01-2014 08:57PM

Any boardsies make the long list? 3 people from Ireland make the last 1000 (from 200,000 initial applications)

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0109/496759-mars-mission/

shane9689 · 11-01-2014 08:58PM

lol came across this by accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6JiCJ5x3Qw
out this year!

i mean last year...keep forgetting its 2014

Captain Chaos · 11-01-2014 08:59PM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Can you imagine the delivery charges on that!!!

If they could get rocks from Mars back to Earth they'd almost have solved the problem of getting people back.

downonthefarm · 11-01-2014 09:03PM

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Baby, you make me wish I had three hands.

You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here quaid

Astronauts to land on Mars

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