format 1 #1 November 25, 2013 One way ticket, $30. 100,000 people already?What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #2 November 25, 2013 As much as I'd like to go, I have a long list of others I'd rather send first.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #3 November 25, 2013 grue As much as I'd like to go, I have a long list of others I'd rather send first. +1 Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #4 November 25, 2013 No skydiving on Mars. I'm not going to trade the bottom of one gravity well for the bottom of another, slightly crappier gravity well. Set up a space station with a few thousand people on it, I might consider that...I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 54 #5 November 25, 2013 grueAs much as I'd like to go, I have a long list of others I'd rather send first. Awesome!lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #6 November 25, 2013 QuoteOne way ticket, $30. 100,000 people already? Someone scored a pretty amazing scam with thatOwned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tink1717 2 #7 November 25, 2013 If this was for real, I'd do it, even if I knew I'd never come back. Skydivers don't knock on Death's door. They ring the bell and runaway... It really pisses him off. -The World Famous Tink. (I never heard of you either!!) AA #2069 ASA#33 POPS#8808 Swooo 1717 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #8 November 25, 2013 formatOne way ticket, $30. 100,000 people already? PT Barnum.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 November 25, 2013 quade ***One way ticket, $30. 100,000 people already? PT Barnum. Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 November 25, 2013 The 'B' Ark....... (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatmiser 0 #11 November 25, 2013 Don't need 30 dollars, cause I have my towel. What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 1 #12 November 25, 2013 quadePT Barnum. Don't get me wrong for asking but what do you think - could it be that someone (like we today) was thinking similar about Armstrong and others at the time? "As long as there's a small possibility to do something great, I think it's worth the risk," he saidWhat goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #13 November 25, 2013 There won't be people on it for a long time, we'll send drones and robots instead. The systems, equipment, and life support needed for humans is prohibitive, even for one-way trips."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #14 November 25, 2013 Heatmiser Don't need 30 dollars, cause I have my towel. Helpful. But you really need an electronic thumb and a babelfish to make it a complete package.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #15 November 25, 2013 Heatmiser Don't need 30 dollars, cause I have my towel. Don't you need a ring and a signal?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #16 November 25, 2013 I've just signed up Gibby from "Citizens for Quiet Skies" fame. I sent in a little extra to move her to the front of the line. They don't have any airport noise there. This should be a perfect solution.... Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #17 November 25, 2013 format***PT Barnum. Don't get me wrong for asking but what do you think - could it be that someone (like we today) was thinking similar about Armstrong and others at the time? There is knowing what is possible and knowing what it costs to make something possible. There is also knowing a sucker is born every minute and people are notoriously bad at math. There is no business model that will allow this project to get off the ground. Period.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 November 25, 2013 RobertMBlevinsIt's a difficult proposition on many levels. NASA's known HOW to land people on Mars since the late 90's. But since their current budget runs less than twenty billion a year, and they already have to stretch out funding for all the other projects, they know it can't be done right away unless funding is increased. Too much money for NASA you say? A waste of taxpayer funds? Check-in time at the Reality Hotel: Their budget accounts for less than one half of one percent of the Federal budget yearly. For all of that, they still manage to help keep the ISS going, care for all those orbiting satellites, do JPL, the IV and V Center, White Sands, Glenn Center, the HQ in DC, the Michoud Assembly Center, Plum, Houston, Cape, and many other places that employ some of the smartest people on our planet. You can toss in all the services and interaction they do with students and teachers all around the world. You left out Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, as well as the Space and Rocket Museum."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 1 #19 November 25, 2013 quade ******PT Barnum. Don't get me wrong for asking but what do you think - could it be that someone (like we today) was thinking similar about Armstrong and others at the time? There is knowing what is possible and knowing what it costs to make something possible. There is also knowing a sucker is born every minute and people are notoriously bad at math. There is no business model that will allow this project to get off the ground. Period. I'll take that as a 'Yes' What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 November 25, 2013 Then you don't understand the scale of the two projects. If putting a man on the Moon is a national priority and has the backing of the American tax payer, then the amount of money spent versus that base is trivial. And, in fact, that was the case. If putting a man on Mars is a (supposed) TV reality show's goal and they're supplementing their budget by selling lottery tickets at $30 a pop, well, that's film-flam.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #21 November 25, 2013 QuoteThere won't be people on it for a long time, we'll send drones and robots instead. The systems, equipment, and life support needed for humans is prohibitive, even for one-way trips. I wouldn't be so sure about that: http://www.space.com/18596-mars-colony-spacex-elon-musk.htmlOwned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 1 #22 November 25, 2013 quadeThen you don't understand the scale of the two projects. If putting a man on the Moon is a national priority and has the backing of the American tax payer, then the amount of money spent versus that base is trivial. And, in fact, that was the case. If putting a man on Mars is a (supposed) TV reality show's goal and they're supplementing their budget by selling lottery tickets at $30 a pop, well, that's film-flam. Noted. Looking through a perspective, it doesn't make a difference.. I'm paying my obligations so I can think whatever I think of "going to the the Moon or Mars". I was reffering to a comparison between 1969 and 2013 opinion of a average tax payer.What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #23 November 25, 2013 QuoteI was reffering to a comparison between 1969 and 2013 opinion of a average tax payer. There is no doubt some tax payers of the time didn't think the program was worth the cost. Who cares? There will always be a faction of tax payers who think this or that program isn't "worth" the cost no matter what the program is. My only concern is with feasibility. As a TV reality show, it simply makes no sense whatsoever and anybody buying a lottery ticket with the expectation of anyone actually landing on Mars simply has no idea of the actual costs involved and therefore buying into a scam Max Bialystock would be proud of.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #24 November 26, 2013 I'll pass on the first trip, for the same reason I'm seldom in a hurry to get on the first skydiving load of the day. Let's see where the first load lands. Or in this case, if the first load lands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #25 November 26, 2013 MikeJD I'll pass on the first trip, for the same reason I'm seldom in a hurry to get on the first skydiving load of the day. Let's see where the first load lands. Or in this case, if the first load lands. And how many people made it, if any, alive. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
