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Want to sign up for a suicide mission to Mars?

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

    Might be a decent alternative to the US here in a few years.
  • Heretic
    I'd rather sign up for a suicide (bombing) mission to an OC gathering.
  • FatHobbit
    from the comments
    He's looking for people who are utterly dependable, good in groups, completly insane and ready for a suicide mission.

    Those type of qualities may be hard to find together in a particular individual.
  • sleeper
    Hell I'd do it for a cool $30M.
  • hasbeen
    I nominate Gibby, Isadore, and FWK.
  • like_that
    sleeper;1409034 wrote:Hell I'd do it for a cool $30M.
    You can tell who the poor people are on this website.

    /sleeper'd
  • sleeper
    like_that;1409126 wrote:You can tell who the poor people are on this website.

    /sleeper'd
    Really my only concern at this point is leaving a legacy. Being one of the first humans on Mars would be remember until humans no longer exist. The $30M dollars could go a long way in trashing religious belief all over the globe; while I ride off into the sunset(read: Mars).
  • DeyDurkie5
    I just signed up Cats Gone Wild.
  • Commander of Awesome
    justincredible;1408999 wrote:http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/16/mars-one-live-die-mars.html

    Might be a decent alternative to the US here in a few years.
    I'd sign you up. Boom.
  • like_that
    Could be a good reality show with peopel going insane and killing eachother off and shit.
  • gut
    like_that;1409147 wrote:Could be a good reality show with peopel going insane and killing eachother off and ****.
    I say first person breaks not long after lift-off when the finality really sets in.

    Do they expect to have a renewable source of supplies? Otherwise do they just starve or freeze to death when their stores are gone?
  • gut
    5000 years from now...Mars invades and - surprise - it's us! I mean, eventually they'll get really fucking tired of not having any water.
  • FatHobbit
    gut;1409154 wrote:Do they expect to have a renewable source of supplies? Otherwise do they just starve or freeze to death when their stores are gone?
    That would be my first question. How the hell does this thing end?

    from the article
    "The technology to get humans to Mars and keep them alive there exists," Bas Lansdorp told Day 6 host Brent Bambury
    So it sounds like they expect them to live.
    The never-to-return explorers will require eight years of training
    That's a long time to train, just to starve to death if things go wrong. I do wonder what it pays.
  • gut
    FatHobbit;1409163 wrote: So it sounds like they expect them to live.
    But for how long? I smell a loophole/technicality. I'd be curious to know how they replenish/recover water, and also oxygen. Even if they could recover 99% of water from waste and evaporation it wouldn't take long to run thru stores.

    Flip-side would be, if they are young enough, in 20-30 years they should have the tech to bring them back. I'd guess that might be how volunteers would rationalize it.
  • Mulva
    I was interested until I saw 8 years of training were required.
  • thePITman
    FatHobbit;1409163 wrote:I do wonder what it pays.
    What are you going to buy on Mars?
  • FatHobbit
    thePITman;1409733 wrote:What are you going to buy on Mars?
    I'm not going to do it, but if I did it would be to leave a large chunk of money for my kids.
  • justincredible
    hasbeen;1409117 wrote:I nominate Gibby, Isadore, and FWK.
    DeyDurkie5;1409131 wrote:I just signed up Cats Gone Wild.
    Commander of Awesome;1409132 wrote:I'd sign you up. Boom.
    I've signed the entire OC up. Training starts Monday.
  • hasbeen
    justincredible;1409749 wrote:I've signed the entire OC up. Training starts Monday.
    We start training before we get negs? Bullshit.
  • justincredible
    hasbeen;1409825 wrote:We start training before we get negs? Bullshit.
    So close, too. Bummer.
  • thavoice
    What is the pay?

    Pretty sure any life insurance policy one would have would be null and void if ya did this
  • FatHobbit
    more info

    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/24/is-mars-one-serious-about-suicide-mission-to-red-planet/
  • Heretic
    Mulva;1409429 wrote:I was interested until I saw 8 years of training were required.
    No shit.

    If I'm doing a suicide mission, I want to fucking do it NOW! Don't give me eight years to think things over and decide I might be able to find something to live for, you idiots!
  • sleeper
    I'm curious what the training actually entails and why it needs to be 8 years.
  • gut
    sleeper;1409875 wrote:I'm curious what the training actually entails and why it needs to be 8 years.
    Probably mostly maintaining and repairing all the life support equipment. Hydroponics could be the worst part - think how many people struggle to grow stuff here on Earth.