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Simpo Two said:
TheTurbonator said:
I'd sort of understand if you were a scientist, physicist, geologist etc. where you could study the climate, rocks, and the planet as a whole, but surely even then, you'd eventually get bored and run out of rocks or weather cycles.
Relaying PH should do the trick. You might even get a new section in the forums, 'Planetary PHers'.Eric Mc said:
Simpo Two said:
TheTurbonator said:
I'd sort of understand if you were a scientist, physicist, geologist etc. where you could study the climate, rocks, and the planet as a whole, but surely even then, you'd eventually get bored and run out of rocks or weather cycles.
Relaying PH should do the trick. You might even get a new section in the forums, 'Planetary PHers'.Eric Mc said:
9 months of Zero G
I'm sure it would be possible to spin you a bit - though don't look out of the windows or you'll be sick.Eric Mc said:
followed by the rest of my life at half a G - I might even live to be 150 on Mars.
Possibly the only way to get moneysworth out of a pension. Presumably you'll give Mars tax-free status?Then again, what will you spend your money on?!
(first one to say Mars Bars gets a firework up the trouser leg)
Simpo Two said:
Eric Mc said:
9 months of Zero G
I'm sure it would be possible to spin you a bit - though don't look out of the windows or you'll be sick.Eric Mc said:
followed by the rest of my life at half a G - I might even live to be 150 on Mars.
Possibly the only way to get moneysworth out of a pension. Presumably you'll give Mars tax-free status?Then again, what will you spend your money on?!
(first one to say Mars Bars gets a firework up the trouser leg)
Eric Mc said:
No different to what people did on earth for thousands of years. Up until fairly recent times, if you left your home country to live far away (Australia say) you went knowing you would never be coming back.
The problem with this specific project is that it is being run as an "entertainment" TV project and will therefore attract all the wrong sorts of people. And I have yet to hear what technology they plan to use to get to Mars and then survive there.
I've heard NASA astronauts state that they would be willing to undertake a one-way mission to Mars.
Well their website http://mars-one.com/en/life-support-unit reckons their 'life support unit' produces '1500 litres of water and 120kg of oxygen' every 500 days.The problem with this specific project is that it is being run as an "entertainment" TV project and will therefore attract all the wrong sorts of people. And I have yet to hear what technology they plan to use to get to Mars and then survive there.
I've heard NASA astronauts state that they would be willing to undertake a one-way mission to Mars.
So 3L/day of water and 180L/day of oxygen.
Well a normal sized adult male at rest uses 3.7L water and 550L oxygen in a day, so I'm assuming that even with recycling, the crew are all going to be sedated midgets
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-264...
More info about the project here, and also possibly the first Mars One divorce??
More info about the project here, and also possibly the first Mars One divorce??
there was a fantastic horizon programme on recently about putting people on mars.
it was about recycling liquid and solid waste, landing, being horizontal for days / months on end etc...a really really good documentary.
one of the things I found particularly interesting was slowing down (decelerating) the spaceship and potentially entering the atmosphere "sideways" on to increase resistance etc...
fascinating stuff - is there an iplayer link? i'd like to watch it again.
it was about recycling liquid and solid waste, landing, being horizontal for days / months on end etc...a really really good documentary.
one of the things I found particularly interesting was slowing down (decelerating) the spaceship and potentially entering the atmosphere "sideways" on to increase resistance etc...
fascinating stuff - is there an iplayer link? i'd like to watch it again.
KareemK said:
A one-way rocket to Mars with an solitary Accountant on board? Seems like an inefficient starting point when there are so many Accountants to be had. Not to mention Lawyers and Estate Agents. Reckon we need a bigger rocket.
Yeah - total waste of a good rocket - unless I was the accountant of course Gassing Station | Science! | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff