Scots Taffer on 29/10/2010 at 02:33
(
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/nasa-mars-mission-a-one-way-trip/story-e6frf7lf-1225945124330) There's no coming back
Of course, this may never get off the ground but it's a pretty awesome concept that you might one day send off a group of humans who will never once return to Earth but valiantly stride out to colonise new worlds... and new civilisations... boldly going... etc
The bit about genome manipulation sounds like a bit of a red herring though.
"We're thinking about colonising Mars... oh, but we'll probably alter the human genome to allow for people to breathe carbon dioxide first."
Good luck with that. :erm:
Tocky on 29/10/2010 at 04:59
Man what do you think the grays are but us modified and come back from the end of the universe via wormhole just to satisfy thier anal fixation?
You read about the terraforming of Mars thing right? (
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/07/mars) This.
Rug Burn Junky on 29/10/2010 at 05:03
Yeah, sure, they SAY that they're not coming back, but Arizona's already drafting a law to keep out those damn Martian immigrants just in case.
fett on 29/10/2010 at 05:14
A Martian stole my job and gave the gay to my son!
PeeperStorm on 29/10/2010 at 06:34
Obviously he was one of them there Martian Manhunter fellas.
hopper on 29/10/2010 at 10:21
So they'll be sitting up there on their lazy asses and living off government handouts, eh? Fucking commie fascist Muslim atheist Martians. I say we just nuke them from orbit :mad::mad:
nicked on 29/10/2010 at 12:37
This could be a good plot for a paranoia-based horror film. Kinda like Sunshine or Moon, only... er... Mars.
R Soul on 29/10/2010 at 13:28
Wouldn't radiation be a major issue? Is it even theoretically possible to have some material that could block it?
Chimpy Chompy on 29/10/2010 at 13:53
From what I've read a few feet of martian rock and regolith would be enough. Well i don't know exactly how much, but living underground at least should be an option.
kabatta on 29/10/2010 at 14:03
Quote Posted by R Soul
Wouldn't radiation be a major issue? Is it even theoretically possible to have some material that could block it?
We're talking about NASA here. It has more bedlam than happyvale asylum.
