Space X announces 42-engine reusable rocket

[Hamilcar]

They sound like delusional people who deserve to be parted with their money. Unlike terrestrial colonization, they know there is literally nothing that is waiting them. The opportunity to leave in a little space box on a planet with a hostile atmosphere? You gotta be nuts to want that.

Note: I can totally understand if you can come back but that's not really doable in this short timespan is it?

Ultra-radical identitarian grabon can't fathom that people different from him might want different things out of life? Color me surprised. 

(just not too dark, in case he gets triggered)

[garbon]

They sound like delusional people who deserve to be parted with their money. Unlike terrestrial colonization, they know there is literally nothing that is waiting them. The opportunity to leave in a little space box on a planet with a hostile atmosphere? You gotta be nuts to want that.

Note: I can totally understand if you can come back but that's not really doable in this short timespan is it?

Ultra-radical identitarian grabon can't fathom that people different from him might want different things out of life? Color me surprised. 

(just not too dark, in case he gets triggered)

Don't play stupid.

Also, I'm not the one with a habit of running away from Languish in tears.

[Jacob]

Also, I'm not the one with a habit of running away from Languish in tears.

[Malthus]

I was gonna say I don't understand why anyone would want to go to a sterile place with a hostile atmosphere, hanging out for years with a bunch of strangers who may be obnoxious, while living on one's own recycled turds.

But then, I remembered that I posted on Languish. 

[The Minsky Moment]

Let's say .0001% of people disagree and want to do it.  That's almost 10,000 people.

From a pool of people with $500,000.

There are probably others who wouldn't go themselves but would sponsor someone else.
I'd be willing to bet people willing to go could raise that kind of money on kickstarter, etc, without enormous difficulty

[Josquius]

Shark. Jumped

[Monoriu]

I think it will be difficult to achieve the right kind of demographic mix.  Ideally you want young people and half of them to be females.  But the US$500k entry fee kinda ensures that it will be older people. 

[Jacob]

I think it will be difficult to achieve the right kind of demographic mix.  Ideally you want young people and half of them to be females.  But the US$500k entry fee kinda ensures that it will be older people.

Well, you could probably ship up a bunch of unfertilized eggs and sperm donations too if you're concerned about genetic viability. Maybe they can sell that too. $0.5M to go yourself, $10K to send a sperm sample or some eggs that will be carried to term via in-vitro fertilization.

[jimmy olsen]

I wanted to post about this, but it's just a long term proposal so I figured it would be received negatively here if I posted it. I'm interested in the test launch of the 27 falcon heavy that will be tested early next year.

[Admiral Yi]

I perspose a whip-round to buy Timmy a dictionary.

[Ed Anger]

I perspose a whip-round to buy Timmy a dictionary.

Or an enema.

[Admiral Yi]

Or an enema.

He can pay for his own enema.

[Jacob]

Or an enema.

He can pay for his own enema.

The enema of his enema is his friend? Or is that a bad perposal?

[Razgovory]

Is there anything that can be economically exploited on Mars?

[alfred russel]

I perspose a whip-round to buy Timmy a dictionary.

Instead, lets hold a whip round to send timmy to mars. also martinus.