http://futurismic.com/2009/09/04/one-way-ticket-to-mars-redux/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://futurismic.com/2009/09/04/one-way-ticket-to-mars-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-47541 Andy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:52:35 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=8881#comment-47541 I'm sure finding volunteers would be no problem. Any scientist could produce a huge amount of new papers up there - it would be any geologists dream. I personally would go just for the chance to make a name for myself as a pioneering human explorer. I question the value of having humans up there when robots can perform fantastic science with a much lower financial cost and without any ethical compunction about letting it run out of batteries. The logistics of air, water, shelter, heat, are all largely irrelevant when we send up a robot. Oh wait, I doubt I'd have broadband Internet on Mars.... hmm I'm not sure I volunteer afterall! I’m sure finding volunteers would be no problem. Any scientist could produce a huge amount of new papers up there – it would be any geologists dream. I personally would go just for the chance to make a name for myself as a pioneering human explorer. I question the value of having humans up there when robots can perform fantastic science with a much lower financial cost and without any ethical compunction about letting it run out of batteries. The logistics of air, water, shelter, heat, are all largely irrelevant when we send up a robot. Oh wait, I doubt I’d have broadband Internet on Mars…. hmm I’m not sure I volunteer afterall!

]]> http://futurismic.com/2009/09/04/one-way-ticket-to-mars-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-44870 Adam Roberts Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:27:31 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=8881#comment-44870 I'd say you're right about this becoming a meme. I'm reading Douglas Copelland's latest novel, <i>Generation A</i>, and he talks about it there. I’d say you’re right about this becoming a meme. I’m reading Douglas Copelland’s latest novel, Generation A, and he talks about it there.

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