manned mission to Mars in 2018, a voyage that could include an adventurous married crew.
The project, led by American millionaire Dennis Tito — who paid his own way to space in 2001 — aims not to land people on the surface of the Red Planet, but to take advantage of a rare planetary alignment that would allow a relatively easy, quick flyby of Mars.
Tito announced the private Mars voyage plan today (Feb. 27) here at the National Press Club, where he held a press conference to launch his new organization, the Inspiration Mars Foundation, to back the mission.
Tito hopes to choose a space capsule and rocket from among those already on the market, and modify them to carry two people to Mars and back in 501 days.
And to combat the loneliness and isolation that would doubtless set in during such a mission, Tito is proposing something that's never been tried before: sending one male and one female, preferably a married couple.
"When you're out that far and the Earth is a tiny, blue pinpoint, you're going to need someone you can hug," Tito told SPACE.com. "What better solution to the psychological problems you're going to encounter with that isolation?"
"... one male and one female, preferably a married couple."
ReplyDeleteLooks like Tito has never heard of gay people, huh? But I'll give the benefit of the doubt, maybe it's a technical thing? Otherwise, awesome story! A photo of two people kissing over the surface of Mars is going to be iconic, I just know it :D
Good point. A homosexual couple would be a better choice, if only to prevent a space pregnancy.
DeleteThat's silly. Lots of people have been "fixed" so pregnancy isn't an issue. It makes sense to have a male and female, the physiology of the sexes is different. Why wouldn't they want to study how a long space voyage would affect both types of human bodies?
DeleteI think they want one male and one female, and THEN they preferably want those two to be married. I don't think they have anything necessarily against gay marriage, they just want a male and a female.
DeleteReally, that's your first thought? I bet if they sent a homosexual couple of two males, some woman would bitch about how women are not allowed to go.
DeleteLol gay activists get more annoying every day. You literally have to bitch about everything.
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Is this where we sign up for the gay space odyssey?
DeleteHow do I apply?
ReplyDeleteIn 2013, most progressive nations allow gay couples to be married; and that's what he's seeking "married" I don't see anything about sexual orientation.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love my husband, 500 days+ of isolation ... hmm. Will there be internet?
ReplyDeleteI guess it would be like a really long cruise, only in space. I'm sure it would be mind-numbingly awesome for the first few months with incredible views and zero-gravity sex. It might take a particular personality to handle a year and a half of that.
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds awesome. Isolation is underrated. I'm in. :)
ReplyDeleteMy future husband ("Matt", above) is actually seriously interested in this. While I want to be supportive, I'm fairly certain that you need to be a special combination of jock AND nerd in order to be an astronaut. We're nerdy un-coordinated couch potatoes. I'd eat all the astronaut ice cream in the first day.
ReplyDeletePregnancy in space is not possible. Duh.
ReplyDeleteGays cannot repopulate anything at any time so whats the point if this became a story about repopulation on another planet. Idiots. Earths population wouldn't exist if was about Adam and St-eve.
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