“It’s named Mars One in part because what it offers is a one-way ticket. In positive terms, this means that the program promises its participants the adventure of a lifetime. In more negative ones, it means that the lifetime in question will likely reach its conclusion somewhere outside of Earth. And that’s a feature, not a bug. Our new relationship with the world beyond Earth’s borders, Mars One declares, “will be characterized not by rovers and probes, visits or short stays, but by permanence. From now on, we won’t just be visiting planets. We’ll be staying.””
Mars One is not the first project hoping to boldly permanently go where no man has gone before.
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