Would you go to Mars if you couldn't return?

Lawrence Krauss has an interesting take on how we should get humans to Mars without it becoming fuel cost prohibitive: Get older scientists to do it and let them die there.....

Question: If you had the chance to live out your remaining years on Mars, doing kickass science, but with no chance to return home, would you?

http://blog.scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/2009/09/one-way-tic...

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Permalink Reply by Louis on September 18, 2009 at 1:33pm
Fuck yeah I'd do it!
Permalink Reply by James H on May 7, 2010 at 11:57am
Seems like the Mars Direct approach only adds slightly more time and if all goes well, you get to return your astronauts to earth.
Permalink Reply by Anthony T. Ferrari on May 9, 2010 at 10:12am
Two sided coin for me. Yes, because it would be the opportunity of a life time. No, because I'm a wildlife biologist. kinda pointless to go with our current understanding of mars
Permalink Reply by Lisa on May 12, 2010 at 7:38am
No, I couldn't leave my family.
Permalink Reply by ryan cameron on May 12, 2010 at 10:15am
Earth is more interesting, albeit familiar.
Permalink Reply by Roy The Infidel on May 12, 2010 at 10:27am
Mars is a cool place to die.

Here lies the first infidel to die on Mars.

Nice. :)
Permalink Reply by Howard S. Dunn on May 12, 2010 at 11:43am
Depends on the accommodations, I suppose. And never seeing my daughter again would be very hard. But, otherwise - hell yes!
Permalink Reply by Murray Suters on May 13, 2010 at 9:29pm
Without a doubt.
Just to think i would be closer to God than all those damn christians.
Permalink Reply by Gecko, Seth...brother of Richie! on May 13, 2010 at 9:47pm
YES!! Absolutely!! In a heartbeat!! No ifs, or buts, YES!!

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