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Re: Anyone who would seriously consider that is desperate and/or depressed (or an astronaut). Isaac Send a noteboard - 24/04/2013 05:48:01 PM

View original postAside from subjecting oneself to extreme risk of death, the notion that one would not see blue skies, or water, or green trees, or feel wind, or be able to go to the beach, or interact with people whom they choose, is a bleak one.

Apparently its a kind of butter-scotch shade during the days but does turn blue at sunsets....other than that, yeah, totally worthless rock.

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If you could, would you move permanently to Mars? - 24/04/2013 03:30:55 AM 1607 Views
You want to go where? *NM* - 24/04/2013 06:29:07 AM 482 Views
Have you read the 'Mars' trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson? - 24/04/2013 06:37:26 AM 1035 Views
Well, I'll look into it. - 24/04/2013 07:13:05 PM 933 Views
"Digital Descendants" - 25/04/2013 09:30:54 PM 946 Views
I think it's incredible that such a thing is even being attempted - 24/04/2013 08:13:16 AM 1026 Views
I know. It really perplexes me that so many people are so down on it. - 24/04/2013 07:19:42 PM 965 Views
I am not gonna lie - 24/04/2013 08:24:57 AM 971 Views
No, and definitely not with this group - 24/04/2013 10:26:03 AM 1035 Views
What's the problem, technically? - 24/04/2013 07:24:22 PM 937 Views
Basically? Mass and redundancy - 24/04/2013 10:40:30 PM 861 Views
The mass is what I wondered about. - 24/04/2013 11:03:36 PM 902 Views
Fuel costs are linear to mass, total costs are probably less - 25/04/2013 12:20:55 AM 848 Views
To put this in perspective, adding to Issac's points - 25/04/2013 01:50:38 AM 909 Views
That's not really a fair comparison. - 25/04/2013 08:18:35 PM 873 Views
Re: That's not really a fair comparison. - 26/04/2013 02:22:18 AM 827 Views
Re: That's not really a fair comparison. - 26/04/2013 08:58:45 PM 986 Views
I agree with your points, but you've still only listed financial (not technical) problems. - 25/04/2013 08:22:25 PM 891 Views
Finacial problems are technical problems - 25/04/2013 10:19:17 PM 870 Views
Maybe we just have different definitions. - 26/04/2013 09:25:33 PM 920 Views
Re: Maybe we just have different definitions. - 26/04/2013 10:54:11 PM 880 Views
So, suppose someone put you in charge. - 27/04/2013 02:14:44 AM 908 Views
Well that would be a bad idea, but... - 27/04/2013 03:29:47 PM 1022 Views
Ask me when I am 60, I adored the Mar Trilogy though *NM* - 24/04/2013 12:54:58 PM 525 Views
Anyone who would seriously consider that is desperate and/or depressed (or an astronaut). - 24/04/2013 03:00:54 PM 858 Views
Re: Anyone who would seriously consider that is desperate and/or depressed (or an astronaut). - 24/04/2013 05:48:01 PM 882 Views
I'm not depressed or desperate. Does that make me an astronaut? - 24/04/2013 07:11:14 PM 1013 Views
Colonizing Mars sounds exciting but the romance would soon wear off.... - 25/04/2013 07:34:25 AM 960 Views
You're basically right, but they are planning for those contingencies to some extent. - 25/04/2013 08:43:22 PM 1072 Views
OK for the medical, but still, supplies of beer and coffee would surely be limited - 26/04/2013 05:55:38 AM 896 Views
You never know! - 26/04/2013 09:31:34 PM 867 Views
It's all about prospects and hard work. - 24/04/2013 03:16:56 PM 1029 Views
I wouldn't go like that. - 24/04/2013 05:15:09 PM 919 Views
No, but I wouldn't mind sending a few people there - 25/04/2013 01:52:56 AM 915 Views
Not with that. - 25/04/2013 07:32:40 PM 869 Views
Probably. - 26/04/2013 10:02:58 PM 816 Views
This is by far the most elaborate form of suicide ever proposed. - 10/08/2013 08:04:43 AM 1586 Views

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