Eight years to train for suicide. Anyone interested?

ethan · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:08

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/16/mars-one-live-die-mars.html

Jokester · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:10

The technology to bring people back from Mars does exist, just he's not willing to pay for it!

CaptainRAVE · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:14

Amazing! What a cheapskate - I bet a load of people will sign up!

ethan · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:15

Lol all that money to throw away. If it were me I'd be offering to go 50/50 with NASA which would include a return.

Judgeneo · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:17

This idea has been floating around for a while now, if I was late-middle-aged I would consider it.

arctine · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:17

Not sure if getting trolled.

ethan · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:18

We could all chip-in for Kwerk

Theophany · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:19

I'd be tempted to do it.

Xordium · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:21

ethan said:
We could all chip-in for Kwerk

Can we send the other 4 - I'll chip in on them all. I do want to name another of the 4 though.

Raikiri · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:22

Judgeneo · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:32

ethan said:
We could all chip-in for Kwerk

Judgeneo · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:38

Make it happen people.

Tefal · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:44

i'd do it but i'm not sure i could hack the other people for that length of time.

stil li suppose you could go ona killing spree.

Scougar · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:45

I bet he'd still get forum access on Mars though!

alex20000 · 20 Mar 2013 at 22:47

Who's up for the mission?

ColEx · 20 Mar 2013 at 23:05

How will it be suicide?

I know its a no return trip, but how will they die?

ThePengu1n · 20 Mar 2013 at 23:07

ColEx said:
but how will they die?

Slowly and alone one would imagine

ColEx · 20 Mar 2013 at 23:09

ThePengu1n said:
Slowly and alone one would imagine

If that's the case then, its not suicide.

Theophany · 20 Mar 2013 at 23:18

ThePengu1n said:
Slowly and alone one would imagine

I'd prefer to think as a hero to kids everywhere who dream of space travel.

Welshy · 20 Mar 2013 at 23:19

It's not necessarily suicide surely? If they have the technology to keep them alive once they get there, why not give them means of being self-sufficient? Could perhaps send another ship X years later, with which they could return to earth?