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The question was asked and hung in the air like a stale dog fart. It was 2000-something, in the bar at an Eastercon at Hinkley, and a group of space enthusiasts were discussing moving to a space colony, especially if it involved living in a space colony with people like, well, JordanB.
I only remember this because of the news that Mars One, the 'big brother TV show meets Survivor does Mars colonization' has reached 80,000 applications.
Basically they're asking for 4 volunteers, 2 men, 2 women, to enter the contest to be the first colonists on Mars, on a one-way trip. They've costed the trip at about $6Bn and think they can make it work from the TV rights.
The problem I have, which brings me back to the question which I think Randy asked in Hinckley, was their selection criteria, "According to the company's chief medical officer, Norbert Kraft, Mars One is eschewing the usual astronaut candidates – scientists and pilots – in favour of YouTube fanatics and internet people, "because what we are looking for is not restricted to a particular background."
Because the thought of a one-way trip with the people who'd win an internet contest fills me with dread, as would spending the rest of my life with JB.
Anyway, the comments are a hoot, well worth reading for a change. I particularly liked the one which was impressed by the chutzpah needed to create a long running globally broadcast snuff movie.
I only remember this because of the news that Mars One, the 'big brother TV show meets Survivor does Mars colonization' has reached 80,000 applications.
Basically they're asking for 4 volunteers, 2 men, 2 women, to enter the contest to be the first colonists on Mars, on a one-way trip. They've costed the trip at about $6Bn and think they can make it work from the TV rights.
The problem I have, which brings me back to the question which I think Randy asked in Hinckley, was their selection criteria, "According to the company's chief medical officer, Norbert Kraft, Mars One is eschewing the usual astronaut candidates – scientists and pilots – in favour of YouTube fanatics and internet people, "because what we are looking for is not restricted to a particular background."
Because the thought of a one-way trip with the people who'd win an internet contest fills me with dread, as would spending the rest of my life with JB.
Anyway, the comments are a hoot, well worth reading for a change. I particularly liked the one which was impressed by the chutzpah needed to create a long running globally broadcast snuff movie.
