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NASA: Mars Colonization - One-way Trips [29th of October]

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Source: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1010/101029-mars.html
PDF: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1010/101029-mars.pdf

The NASA has started a project named 'Hundred Years Starship', which is to colonize Mars. NASA is requesting eligible people to go to Mars and never come back, for those who wish to have a permanent change of scenery and planet, and of course, to invest less money.

NASA is looking for people to go to Mars, and never come back. This appealing career is for people who want a permanent change of scenery and planet. It is part of an ambitious new project to colonize Mars called the Hundred Years Starship. Settlers would travel to the Red Planet and live there forever. NASA says it would be too expensive to bring humans back to Earth. The space agency can afford, however, to send supplies to the astronaut pioneers. NASA has started the project with a modest $1.6 million, but hopes to attract investment from space-loving billionaires. Google founder Larry Page told NASA he’d be interested if they could get the cost of a one-way ticket down from $10 billion to $2 billion.

The journey to Mars could take just four months. Settling on the planet would be extremely hazardous, especially the freezing temperatures and carbon dioxide atmosphere. Many scientists think colonizing space is essential. Stephen Hawking believes we must move to other planets to survive as a species. He said: “Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.” Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies call it a “desirable goal” and part of our desire to explore saying: “It would require not only major international cooperation, but a return to the exploration spirit and risk-taking [character] of the great period of Earth exploration, from Columbus to Amundsen.”
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The human species sure does sound like a virus when you think about it.
 
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Hermit said:
Where do I sign?
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If you've got $10 billion, sure... take the taxi cab to their establishment and just knock on their door! They'd let you in in no-time, granted that you're willing to give them all your money.

Since I was a little child, I always dreamt of being in space, no matter where, how or whatsoever. If there's persons who're willing - and also prefer - to die in space, I'd be one of them without a single doubt. I really hope I'll be able to experience a change in daily life so something like this is done easily. I'll just have to make sure to spare even more, just in-case.
 
yeahhh... lemme just get my piggy bank.

honestly, limiting those eligible to billionaires and it being such a hostile situation doesn't sound like a good mix. all the rich people are too busy enjoying themselves to fork over 10 billion and possibly die in outer space.

EDIT: can we give the bush family a free pass? i want them off my planet NOW
 
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Four months with no gravity?
They wouldn't be able to walk, if they landed on Mars.

I wanna try a zero gravity sometime in my life, would be so cool :D

Also wanna try double gravity. Like training in a double gravity environment
IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!
 
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Arseface said:
Why does everyone have to have such a depressing view of humanity?
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Because that's what humanity is. Depressing. This topic, however, is quite the opposite. It's exciting and somewhat uplifting, and if I was able to see the colonization of Mars in my lifetime, well, it would be one step closer to being able to die a very happy man.

When exactly is this all supposed to be happening anyway? This project couldn't possibly take 100 years to complete like the name could suggest. I mean, if they're looking for people now to commit to it, those people wouldn't exactly be around in 100 years.
 
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Necromancer11 said:
Because that's what humanity is. Depressing. This topic, however, is quite the opposite. It's exciting and somewhat uplifting, and if I was able to see the colonization of Mars in my lifetime, well, it would be one step closer to being able to die a very happy man.
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I don't think it's the Human race itself which is the issue. We're products of our environment, and we're still playing by those rules (competition). That means that people step on other people to get where they want, and the problem isn't competition itself, either, it's just that we're very good at it (not really surprising considering we're the most successful species on the planet). When someone gets to the top, they can generally influence the world enough so that they manage to stay there. Once we realise that we don't have to play by the rules of the wild anymore, and we start helping each other to get where we want, then we'll be fine.

Oops, that turned into a little preach.
 
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