TOMapleLaughs Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 And it will be a Reality TV Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxS7dCMBvSIAs candidates are put through next selection phase of tests and simulations, there are plans for Mars One to be a reality TV show, with viewers voting on who should colonise the Red Planet. Paul Römer, co-creator and the first producer of The Big Donor Show and the Big Brother, is an ambassador for the project, and CEO Bas Lansdorp has said: "We're in advanced negotiations with a major studio for an overall deal for film and television properties." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10546779/Mars-mission-selection-to-be-reality-TV-show.htmlSix Canadians are still in the running to take a one-way trip to Mars starting in 2024 as part of the Mars One project. The project, which aims to start the first human colony on the Red Planet, unveiled a list of 100 semi-finalists for the mission on Monday. The candidates from around the world, half of them men and half of them women, include Canadians: ■Daniel Benjamin Criger, 28, physics PhD candidate from Waterloo, Ont. ■Karen Louise Cumming, 53, TV journalist from Burlington, Ont. ■Reginald George Foulds, 60, former helicopter pilot from Toronto. ■Joanna Marjorie Hindle, 42, high school teacher from Whistler, B.C. ■Andreea Lavinia Radulescu, 33, an IT analyst from Toronto. ■Susan Higashio Weinreich, 42, a Scout leader from Vancouver. They have a chance to be among up to 24 people that Mars One plans to launch to Mars in groups of four every two years starting in 2024. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-one-6-canadians-make-short-list-for-1-way-trip-to-mars-1.2958782 There are some potentially deadly flaws to the program, scientists say:Volunteers who want to take a one-way trip to Mars and spend the rest of their lives on the Red Planet could expect "the rest of their lives" to be as short as 68 days if the project blasts off at all, a new study suggests. The plan for Mars One, a project that aims to establish the first human settlement on Mars by 2025, has potentially deadly and astronomically expensive flaws, according to a feasibility study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But Canadian candidates for the Mars One mission say they are still keen to volunteer and are certain that any issues with the plan can be worked out. The new feasibility study was led by Sydney Do, a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has done similar studies on other space missions. Do and his team ran a computer simulation based on publicly available information about the Mars One plan and the kinds of technologies it would rely on. "One way to think about it is it's a Sim City for Mars," Do said, referring to a popular video game series that simulates urban development. The researchers entered data about the crew's age, weight and activities to find out how much food, oxygen and water they would need. They took into account information from Mars One, such as its plan that "food from Earth will only serve as emergency rations" and the astronauts will mainly eat fresh food they grow themselves. The simulation monitored conditions in the Mars One habitat over 26 months the amount of time between spaceships from Earth that would resupply them or until the death of a crew member, whichever came first. The first run showed that without special nitrogen-generating equipment, the first human would suffocate in 68 days, the researchers reported in a paper presented recently at the International Astronomical Union conference in Toronto. That's indirectly because the habitat would have to vent itself to prevent pressure buildup from oxygen produced by crops in the habitat. A machine that would fix the problem would be "prohibitively large," Do told CBCNews.ca in an interview. "So large that we couldn't land it with one of the landers." Importing all food from Earth recommended That suggests Mars One would need to make some changes to its plan, the researchers suggest. They could grow the plants in a unit isolated from the astronauts' living space or import all food from Earth instead of growing it on Mars. The researchers recommend the latter. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-one-plan-has-potentially-deadly-flaws-scientists-say-1.2803870 Jeff Probst, host of 'Survivor' will be 63. Is he in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All this talk about special breathing equipment... Pfft... I think this colony needs more 'young people' for the purposes of breeding. More photogenic women/men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 If this actually goes through, good luck to whoever heads out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakanucks Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 There are still so many things we don't know about our galaxy....feels like this project should be pushed back another 20 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 The moon will be colonized way before Mars. Even then, it will be several decades before that even comes to fruition. As of right now, the US can't even get itself to the Space Station which is orbiting our own planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I feel like the astronauts should be selected based on their qualifications, not whoever's most popular on a reality show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 great, a place for toronto to send their over paid players..nonis to lead them on the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 great, a place for toronto to send their over paid players..nonis to lead them on the trip. Yeah, but they'd figure out a way to crash and burn halfway into the season.... errr I mean spaceflight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiboynux4lifee******* Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 this whole mars nonsense is shady thats all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That one dude will be like 70 when the mission starts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I feel like the astronauts should be selected based on their qualifications, not whoever's most popular on a reality show.I think they'll all be equally qualified by the time the voting stage comes along. At least one would hope. I also think they're technically colonists, not astronauts. Could be wrong. But yup they should know what da f they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Mars One kinda looks like a large-scale kickstart project and may ultimately end up being a just a reality show of the selection process, but sending joe-blow types to space has hazard and liability written all over it. If it's real, then they better fund two missions, the first and the immediate rescue. The bummer about privatizing the colonization of Mars is that sponsor corporations will pretty much own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'd hate to be the first person voted out of that house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William_Clarkson Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Should start putting more effort into terraforming Mars. The thing is, who will put the money and time into it? The moon will be colonized way before Mars. Even then, it will be several decades before that even comes to fruition. As of right now, the US can't even get itself to the Space Station which is orbiting our own planet. Colonizing the Moon, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Should start putting more effort into terraforming Mars. The thing is, who will put the money and time into it? Colonizing the Moon, why? It would be easier, faster, and more economical to move housing, food, parts, etc. to the moon. Another equally good reason is the ice at the caps. It would be used as a source of water and fuel. I'm nowhere near the first person to ever think that building a colony on the moon first would be the way to go. NASA has been talking about it for a very long time. Technology-wise, we could do a colony on the moon soon, but between budget constraints as well as for other reasons, it won't happen in most of our lifetimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I don't see the 50+ group making the cut as it will be 10 years down the road. And how long is the trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeromotacanucks Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yeah, but they'd figure out a way to crash and burn halfway into the season.... errr I mean spaceflight. I can wait for the start of the MHL (Mars Hockey League) however the Toronto Martian Leafs might have a problem with the draft. Marvin refused to play for less than 7.000.000 MD (Martian Dollars) a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 NASA's Orion spacecraft (capable of reaching Mars) only began testing in space 10 weeks ago. NASA still has tests to run on it that are years away. Anybody who actually believes that the Orion program will be ready to begin the creation of a Mars colony in 10 years, needs a serious clue. I'd bet money that it will be at least 20 or more years until a human even steps foot on Mars. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-s-new-orion-spacecraft-completes-first-spaceflight-test/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Light Racicot Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 NASA's Orion spacecraft (capable of reaching Mars) only began testing in space 10 weeks ago. NASA still has tests to run on it that are years away. Anybody who actually believes that the Orion program will be ready to begin the creation of a Mars colony in 10 years, needs a serious clue. I'd bet money that it will be at least 20 or more years until a human even steps foot on Mars. http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-s-new-orion-spacecraft-completes-first-spaceflight-test/ Its lot of fun to consider, but youre probably right. The technological demand for something like this is likely beyond what we are able to do at the moment. You might be able to pull off a renewable food and air source using plants or what not, but maintaining a steady supply of drinkable water seems pretty daunting. Then theres the problem of prolonged exposure to solar radiation, muscular entropy caused by weightlessness, etc. But most of all, we have never tried anything like this before, not even close. The risk to human lives means there must be endless testing and trials for every step of the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I can wait for the start of the MHL (Mars Hockey League) however the Toronto Martian Leafs might have a problem with the draft. Marvin refused to play for less than 7.000.000 MD (Martian Dollars) a year They have made jersey's already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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