gwnn Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 If you are bored with life on Earth, there's a new option, namely our dear neighbour, Mars. The first ship leaves in September 2022 and arrives in seven months. http://applicants.mars-one.com/ Tens of thousands of applicants already so there's no time like now to sign up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Total publicity stunt, no way it is actually happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I would do, but only under stringent condition that the connection to BBo would be ensured during the whole trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 ... fills out an application in the name of Abu Qatada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I would do, but only under stringent condition that the connection to BBo would be ensured during the whole trip.They said there would be a 3-minute delay between any signal from Earth. Still faster than some tables in MBC, mind you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 F A S T E RRRRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 This would be the one way mission to Mars, right? The one that is designed to pave the way for a full scale migration when the giant space goat comes and eats the earth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Cool! A new (last) entry on my bucket list. I can still get through a speedball with only a 3 minute delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Total publicity stunt, no way it is actually happening.what odds it's somebody's thesis? Did you notice, proudly sponsored by the University of Twente? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 What's wrong with the University of Twente?? !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Can we volunteer partner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I understand that a guy can make a few bucks digging their canals, but the working conditions are harsh and the Marpublican Party is requiring the canal owners to check the papers of anyone they hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I'm still curious, I saw they had small living blocks where you are suposed to live, I always though it took a lot more space for a human to live in an outside planet, you have to grow food and maybe oxygen too, get a lot of solar energy and also there has to be some recycling, how do they plan to conserve water for a lifetime? and clean everything up? I Really don't think it is doable without a water source, perhaps the water source is other ships arriving? Living in mars gotta be fun at he start, you would feel like a super hero with the low gravity at the start. few years ago I would had signed up to go as quick as possible, but now I am married with a child coming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I would do, but only under stringent condition that the connection to BBo would be ensured during the whole trip. Not sure what you mean by 'trip' the way I understood it, there is no coming back trip, you sing up to move there for the rest of your life. BBO would not be plyable from that far distance, but if I ever finnish my webpage, bridge could be played there with any kind of delay :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I understand that a guy can make a few bucks digging their canals, but the working conditions are harsh and the Marpublican Party is requiring the canal owners to check the papers of anyone they hire.Gives new meaning to "illegal alien". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 They said there would be a 3-minute delay between any signal from Earth. Still faster than some tables in MBC, mind you. :) Now I think of it, depending on rotations the distance between earth and mars could change from aproximatelly 0.4 UA to 2.4 UA wich makes it impossible to talk about a default delay. On the worst case they would be hidden because the sun would be in the middle of the 2 planets, and signals should reflec or be reproduced at some satellite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If I represent Mars in interplanetary competition, do I get a star? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If I represent Mars in interplanetary competition, do I get a star?No but you do have an excuse for being off-planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If I represent Mars in interplanetary competition, do I get a star? Mars player get of course a red stars but only if they qualify to the Galaxy Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 I thought this was the Water Cooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 It still is afaik. Does your question suggest you didn't get the reference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I took a look at mars one webpage, it looks like they plan to have a water source: the ice in mars underground. They really plan to start sending people regularilly to mars to live their lives. I am starting to think this could be possible. Some research also probed that there are plans to build space elevators, and probably it will be possibl during this century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Elevator#Extraterrestrial_elevators The problem with elevators is that 36.000km is just too much for the cable right now, and the weight is incredible, however a space elevator in mars would be a lot easier (17.000 km and 38% gravity) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I am starting to think this could be possible.I can't tell if you are serious or trolling us (likewise for the yes votes in the poll). To me the whole thing sounds like an obvious joke or hoax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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