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First Mars-Goers Should Prepare For a One-Way Trip

Posted by timothy on from the buy-round-trip-tickets-to-slip-past-tsa-though dept.

Luminary Crush writes with this excerpt from PhysOrg about the permanance of leaving Earth for Mars, at least for early travelers: "The first astronauts sent to Mars should be prepared to spend the rest of their lives there, in the same way that European pioneers headed to America knowing they would not return home, says moonwalker Buzz Aldrin. '[the distance and difficulty is why you should] send people there permanently,' Aldrin said. 'If we are not willing to do that, then I don't think we should just go once and have the expense of doing that and then stop.'" On the other hand, maybe they'll catch a ride back with Carrie-Anne Moss.

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  1. Who Chooses? by s7uar7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do we get to nominate people to go?

    1. Re:Who Chooses? by AioKits · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would go. Nominate me. Just let me play Last Resort by the Eagles on my trip there. Is all I ask.

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    2. Re:Who Chooses? by smooth+wombat · · Score: 3, Funny

      Mars to be a liberal mecca though, and I wouldn't wish that on any planet or country.

      Yeah. Especially those liberals Lamar Alexander, Pete Domenici, Lindsay Graham, Orrin Hatch, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner. Send them all to Mars.

      guess if I had to pick I would pick some real scary people to send up to Mars first like say Randy Ayres or Reverend Write.

      I'd include those liberals Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin. Talk about scary!

      Not that any sane person would hang around them, but you get my point.

      Yes, we get your point. No sane person should hang around Rush, Ann and Michelle. Sadly, there are those among us who lack the mental fortitude to do otherwise.

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    3. Re:Who Chooses? by ari_j · · Score: 2, Funny

      If they send me there for the rest of my life, they had certainly better also send ... oh, wait. I see the capital letter now.

    4. Re:Who Chooses? by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Australia turned out ok. Mars will be better off in the long run if we send the criminals rather than the religious nuts.

    5. Re:Who Chooses? by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

      This joke is so old, that only /. COBOL programmers might get it, ca. 1961:

      Reporter: "Mr. President (John F. Kennedy), when will we send a man to the moon?"

      JFK: "As soon as Senator Goldwater has his bag packed."

      Please feel free to recycle this joke by replacing Kennedy and Goldwater with Obama/McCain/Bidden/Palin/Britney Spears/David Duchovny/etc.

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    6. Re:Who Chooses? by Trespass · · Score: 4, Funny

      Australia turned out ok.

      Enjoy your mandatory internet filter.

    7. Re:Who Chooses? by Gilmoure · · Score: 3, Funny

      Some folks have more Bush than others. And then again, some shave down there. People are weird.

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    8. Re:Who Chooses? by DeusExMach · · Score: 2, Funny

      Please don't talk about US Cristian history. It's boring.

    9. Re:Who Chooses? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

      Reporter: "Mr. President (David Duchovny), when will we send a man to the moon?"

      DD: "As soon as Senator Palin has his bag packed."

      Hmmm. Aside from the sex-change operation, I don't find it all that funny...

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    10. Re:Who Chooses? by kpainter · · Score: 3, Funny

      We're putting Ashley Simpson on the flight too. Still want to go?

      Ashley Simpson, no.
      Ashley Simpson and a gag ball, yes.

    11. Re:Who Chooses? by Gilmoure · · Score: 4, Funny

      So my dreams of The Planet of Large Breasted Stewardesses with an Easy Going Attitude are totally unrealistic?

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    12. Re:Who Chooses? by urbanriot · · Score: 2, Funny

      Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the fuckin Eagles, man!

    13. Re:Who Chooses? by Shotgun · · Score: 3, Funny

      No.

      Them having anything to do with you or I? Now that is still totally unrealistic.

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    14. Re:Who Chooses? by Gospodin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Even then, government executioners were bunglers.

      An odd complaint. I think I want my government executioners to be bunglers. Indicates a lack of practice.

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    15. Re:Who Chooses? by ross.w · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, and in 200 years, the Martians will come back and thump us at every sport we ever invented.

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    16. Re:Who Chooses? by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, but it's not generally very pleasant for the bungle-ee. Even less pleasant than the other way, I mean.

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    17. Re:Who Chooses? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      No, he's Jewish now.

  2. correction by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The first astronauts sent to Mars should be prepared to spend the rest of their long, luxurious, comfortable lives there, free from the risk of attack from unfriendly Indians and wild animals."

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  3. Re:How would one go about it? by An.+(Coward) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It'd be a terrible idea. I've read my Heinlein; I know what happens when you put convicts higher up the gravity well than you are. They drop rocks on your head.

  4. Re:But the first people Europeans didn't plan to s by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That and explorers can move over any terrain without a penalty.

  5. Re:How would one go about it? by broen · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would it be lott'ry?
    Perhaps, you buy your own way?
    Convict Volunteers?

  6. Sounds like by ignavus · · Score: 2, Funny

    The first astronauts sent to Mars should be prepared to spend the rest of their lives there

    Sort of like an old folks home.

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