Topic: 200,000 people apply to be first to live on Mars (Read 7520 times)

Mars like i heard is also suitable for humans and other living organism too but the big question remains that are we really ready for that yet? How do people cope without gravitational force? Without going too deep, i think its imppossible for humans to do without gravity.

Mars like i heard is also suitable for humans and other living organism too but the big question remains that are we really ready for that yet? How do people cope without gravitational force? Without going too deep, i think its imppossible for humans to do without gravity.

The 200,000 lucky guys (and girls btw) were the applicants.

"On December 30, 2013, Mars One announces the selection of the candidates from the applicant pool of over 200,000 hoping to establish human life on Martian soil. Mars One co-founder Bas Lansdorp describes the remaining 1058 candidates as our first tangible glimpse into what the new human settlement will truly look like."

Source: Mars One announces Round 2 Astronaut Selection Results

The lucky ones will take the journey to Mars in teams of four starting with 2024. Every two years a new crew will depart. At least that is the plan now.

That's great opportunity for a mankind to explore the planet. Man, I wish I could be on of those 200,000 lucky guys.

Last week, while my friend Steven and I rode up a ski lift at Winter Park Colorado, I shared my latest book by astronaut Scott Kelly:  Endurance: A  Year in Space—A Lifetime of Discovery.  He spent a year on the International Space Station.  He lived the most time in space of any American.  This week, Christina Koch returned from 328 days in space—the longest for an American woman.   I can't wait to read her book.

Last year, I visited the Kennedy Space Center with a real-life simulation of blasting off to space.  Talk about thrilling!  It chronicled our space exploration from John Glenn to Neil Armstrong standing on the moon.   My wife Sandi and I enjoyed a thrilling day of the NASA space program.

In the autumn, I watched Brad Pitt in Ad Astra, a space movie where he flies to the moon. From there, he blasts off to Mars in search of his father who suffered a bout of 'space-craziness'.

The entire movie showed humans crammed into spaceships that landed on concrete bunkers on the moon.  Everywhere: computers, steel, concrete and glass!  The bunkers showed pictures of waterfalls, grassy fields and animals to help the astronauts feel more at home.  But in reality, the moon remained barren, cold and dead.  When Pitt blasted off to Mars, he landed on a cold, lifeless and indolent piece of rock known as Mars.  On Mars, the same concrete, steel and glass! 

The movie SO depressed me that I walked out of it.

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That's great opportunity for a mankind to explore the planet. Man, I wish I could be on of those 200,000 lucky guys.

This is coming from Fox News, worst news channel ever. O

In case people actually go to Mars, think bout this

What happens if one of the people has a quickly spreading disease?

How will they get food to live there? You can't grow food on Mars at all.

How will they get water? Any food or water will eventually run out, and it'll take years for a Space Shuttle to travel from Earth to Mars and supply food

And the biggest statement/question is, It's impossible for people to live on Mars at this time. If a human were to go on Mars, he'd eventually freeze to death because of the very cold temperatures, plus it's impossible to breathe on Mars, they'd have to wear spacesuits for the rest of their lives. Again, Fox Five surprises me on their stupidity.

It's also impossible to live on Venus because the average temperate is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. You'd actually melt the moment you reach Venus's atmosphere. Melt or burst into flames.

This is coming from Fox News, worst news channel ever. O

In case people actually go to Mars, think bout this

What happens if one of the people has a quickly spreading disease?

How will they get food to live there? You can't grow food on Mars at all.

How will they get water? Any food or water will eventually run out, and it'll take years for a Space Shuttle to travel from Earth to Mars and supply food

And the biggest statement/question is, It's impossible for people to live on Mars at this time. If a human were to go on Mars, he'd eventually freeze to death because of the very cold temperatures, plus it's impossible to breathe on Mars, they'd have to wear spacesuits for the rest of their lives. Again, Fox Five surprises me on their stupidity.

It's also impossible to live on Venus because the average temperate is over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. You'd actually melt the moment you reach Venus's atmosphere. Melt or burst into flames.

Venus overheated because it never lost its initial CO2 like earth did.  I can't remember the reason, but I do remember watching a TV show about Venus.

I don't see why this project is not feasible. All it needs is a proper budget and help from scientist all around the world......

Right now we have the technology to  terraform mars to make it livable for our species 100 from now all its needs is our united political will.

On Mars there's a problem that most people are not aware of:
Dust
It will get everywhere.
And from time to time there will be a big dust storm that covers the whole Mars and will last for weeks.
That means no solar power.

Venus overheated because it never lost its initial CO2 like earth did.  I can't remember the reason, but I do remember watching a TV show about Venus.

Actually Mars have all elements to support life. The only hindrance is our will to discover it.