My wife wants to go to the Moon (or Mars)

[M4cruiser]

This isn't a joke thread, she really wants to go to the Moon or Mars.

Her interest started in 2018 with the news of successful non-manned landers on Mars, then again last week with the (partially-) successful Moon lander. If there were tourist places available, and if she could afford some of the fare, she would go.

Realistically, I can't see it happening, due to the lead-in timescale before tourist places become available. The next human visitors to the Moon, or the first humans on Mars, will surely be trained astronauts who've spent the first half of their career flying military jets or helicopters.

She isn't interested in space trips like Blue Origin, I think because they come back again too soon. She wants to experience living in a different world!

I really don't know what to make of this proposed venture; has anyone else experienced something similar?

[brickwall]

12 people have walked on the moon. Twelve.
I fear your wife may be in for a disappointment.

[esuuv]

Twelve - and none in the last 50 years - that's from a pool of about 119 billion that have ever existed............it's not going to be a tourist endeavour, even for the super wealthy in our lifetimes.

[Bill]

Is there a modern version of this? https://www.cousteau.org/legacy/technology/conshel...

Or the Mars training centre in the States.

[Regbuser]

Could you not encourage her to explore Uranus instead ?

[jasonrobertson86]

Regbuser said:

Could you not encourage her to explore Uranus instead ?

[Nova Gyna]

If your missus is American and fit, she may be in with a shot. If not, I suspect it will be forever a pipe dream.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/martians-wanted-...

[hidetheelephants]

M4cruiser said:

Realistically, I can't see it happening, due to the lead-in timescale before tourist places become available. The next human visitors to the Moon, or the first humans on Mars, will surely be trained astronauts who've spent the first half of their career flying military jets or helicopters.

Trained astronauts for sure, but it's a long time since they were all pilots; one of the Apollo lot was a geologist, since the shuttle era STEM subject matter experts have a decent prospect if they're overachievers in their field. Otherwise the best bet is shagging Elon Musk.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Sunday 25th February 15:30

[cliffords]

Some parts of Lanzarote may meet her expectations.

[Whataguy]

Could be possible in the next 10/20 years, but will require some savings and only if things continue to develop well. They haven't managed to get an unmanned lander to stay upright yet.

There's a Japanese billionaire taking a flight around the moon and back possibly this year - may have paid 80 million dollars for the flight.

A landing trip would cost more.

[valiant]

You want to take her to place with no signs of intelligent life?

There’s always Sheffield I suppose…

[Nethybridge]

Buy her a cat, she'll soon forget the moon rubbish.

[AlexC1981]

Nethybridge said:

Buy her a cat, she'll soon forget the moon rubbish.

Tread carefully OP. This could have been her plan all along.

[ghost83]

I’m sure I read a company was looking for volunteers to go to Mars in the next 10yrs

However NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a simulated Mars for a year

[Gary29]

I wish mine wanted to go to a different planet.

[phil-sti]

jasonrobertson86 said:

Regbuser said:

Could you not encourage her to explore Uranus instead ?

Obvious pun is obvious

[DaveTheRave87]

ghost83 said:

I’m sure I read a company was looking for volunteers to go to Mars in the next 10yrs

However NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a simulated Mars for a year

You don't need to tell her it's a simulation, Channel 4 fooled some people into thinking they were in space years ago.

[M4cruiser]

valiant said:

You want to take her to place with no signs of intelligent life?

There’s always Sheffield I suppose…

Just to be clear, I have no intention of joining her on such a trip, I don't want to go to the Moon. Or Mars. (Or Sheffield.)

I think it strange that she has no problem with leaving all her connections around here (family, friends, employment etc) and going somewhere a world away.

[Hammersia]

If she's that keen she will have already have seen this video, but It's a good inspiring summary of how things are going:

https://youtu.be/Uznjr0oZMOQ?si=IzZja_etFuyB_Pxj

[dudleybloke]

Is her name Alice?