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 Oct 31 2006, 01:42 PM
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Yes, the title says it all.
What would be the major benefits of a mission, let's say, to Mars, with a single crew member. The reduce of weight would one major issue, I guess. Of course it would have to be someone extremely ultra prepared to correspond to the mission demandings, someone covering areas such as geology, biology not to say the technical issues concerning a spaceflight... Against? Isolation?... Maybe by reducing the mission to the minimal accepted period and inducing long periods of sleep during the voyage... Are there any available studies regarding this matter? All the things I've read point to a >1 crew, I would like to see something discussing the one man possibility. -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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Oct 31 2006, 04:01 PM
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One way trips to Mars are a very silly idea. Sick even. Who cares who would volunteer? We wouldn't send them knowing they couldn't come back and shake our hands afterward. We care about life. I can't imagine any serious space agency sending an astronaut on a guaranteed suicide mission. Risk is one thing. Certain death for the volunteer is quite another.
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Oct 31 2006, 04:20 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
QUOTE (MarkL @ Oct 31 2006, 04:01 PM)  One way trips to Mars are a very silly idea. Sick even. Who cares who would volunteer? We wouldn't send them knowing they couldn't come back and shake our hands afterward. We care about life. I can't imagine any serious space agency sending an astronaut on a guaranteed suicide mission. Risk is one thing. Certain death for the volunteer is quite another. Isn't death certain for all of us?... If conditions were created for this astronauts/future martians to endure on Mars, being the ones opening roads for a future colonization why not? There were other occasions when Mankind had to make decisions and then moutains were climbed and seas were crossed... Discovering, going onward, is in our genes. And that must start with a single step. I'm not defending this hypothesis but seems as risky (if conditions are not created) as a return mission... "We care about life." Yes we do, that's why we fight, study, love and dream, to take our seeds as far as we can. I would go. 
-------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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ustrax One Man Crew Oct 31 2006, 01:42 PM
RedSky I haven't heard of a one-man Mars mission.... ... Oct 31 2006, 01:57 PM PhilCo126 Who would wanna go one-way ? An important decision... Oct 31 2006, 02:07 PM
ustrax QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Oct 31 2006, 02:07 PM)... Oct 31 2006, 02:22 PM climber QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 05:20 PM) Is... Nov 2 2006, 09:22 PM ngunn I agree any space agency proposing a suicide missi... Oct 31 2006, 04:27 PM ustrax QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 31 2006, 04:27 PM) I a... Oct 31 2006, 04:30 PM ngunn QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 04:30 PM) I ... Oct 31 2006, 04:51 PM ustrax QUOTE (ngunn @ Oct 31 2006, 04:51 PM) (I... Oct 31 2006, 05:09 PM ngunn QUOTE (ustrax @ Oct 31 2006, 05:09 PM) Ye... Nov 1 2006, 11:37 AM algorimancer As to the one-way mission concept...
I think one ... Oct 31 2006, 10:00 PM David Back to the original question:
The obvious ups... Nov 1 2006, 01:13 AM lyford QUOTE (David @ Oct 31 2006, 06:13 PM) If ... Nov 2 2006, 04:40 PM nprev QUOTE (lyford @ Nov 2 2006, 08:40 AM) Thi... Nov 3 2006, 12:27 AM ngunn That link is in 'Opportunity', 'JGR-Pl... Nov 1 2006, 11:48 AM ustrax QUOTE (ngunn @ Nov 1 2006, 11:48 AM) That... Nov 2 2006, 05:35 PM ngunn QUOTE (slinted @ Oct 1 2006, 10:18 AM) As... Nov 1 2006, 01:57 PM MaxSt Is it possible to get into space suit without help... Nov 1 2006, 02:55 PM dvandorn QUOTE (MaxSt @ Nov 1 2006, 09:55 AM) Is i... Nov 2 2006, 03:58 AM ustrax QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 2 2006, 03:58 AM) D... Nov 3 2006, 05:22 PM AndyG Thanks to the link to the paper, ngunn. It's e... Nov 1 2006, 04:16 PM Aldebaran Can't get the song "Ground Control to Maj... Nov 2 2006, 11:46 PM Bill Harris QUOTE The psychological stress of being alone for ... Nov 3 2006, 01:57 AM PhilCo126 Although we all know that a Mars mission will have... Nov 7 2006, 09:17 PM climber You're right Phil. I'll add :
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