Would you want to be one of the first people to set foot on Mars if it meant that you could never return?

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There is much international cooperation between several space agencies which are working together to put a man on Mars: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VPpT3rs1J0&feature=related

It is expected to cost between 6 and 8 billion dollars. There are apparently resources on Mars which mean that potential colonists could live out their lives there.However they would never be able  to return to Earth.As it would cost an insane amount of money to do that, and may not even be technically feasible for a long time.
If this happens it will be a small number of people who will be sent there. The countries involved in this endeavor have a combined population of about 3 billion people; so it is likely they will be able to find some people willing to do this. Would you choose to be one of these people, who go down in history as the first to set foot on the red planet; and if so why or why not? And you obviously wouldn't have the option of traveling there when you are very old.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

This is a silly question. No-one in his or her right mind would want to go to Mars knowing they would not be able to return. They would not send insane people, so end of question.

mmalky

? · Answer

It depends what kind of facilities I would have to live in after-wards.---And if other people come along later.  A nice base, with picture window views of the landscape, Sattelite TV, plenty of food, an oppurtunity to explore, ---I could live with that.

Not worth  living in a 'tin can" and having to die when the oxygen ran out situation though.

David · Answer

the next manned space mission will probably be an asteroid rendezvous. this doesn,t involve complex landing craft. a phobos mission could be in the cards in 15 years. the landing requirements would be minimal. i think any mars mission would need nuclear propulsion to shorten mission time.

nick s · Answer

Not silly.

My family is everything, but if I were to lose them, yes, I’d be willing to do that trip.
 
And for a “kid” whose been passionate about space since knee-high to an Emperor Penguin, it would be the best way to end.

? · Answer

Never return to where?

The answer to that question depends on where you came from.

Their are some places that people NEVER wanna go back to.

Anonymous · Answer

Every single student in American history would learn about you.


Most Definitely.

Caleb P · Answer

Well, their names would go down in history forever! They would be legends, and be remembered forever.

Zardoz · Answer

Where do the not-in-their-right-minders sign in?

popovoleg70 · Answer

One of achievments of Russia is who want to be first somewhere is idiot (really!).

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