Wired magazine gives it a plausibility rating of 2 out of 10, but the interesting thing is, technologically speaking, there's nothing wrong with their plans - all of the issues come down to whether or not they'll be able to raise enough money/interest to actually fund their mission (and whether or not insurance companies will allow four people to be blasted off on a one-way trip to elsewhere).
It's a pretty grand plan, if nothing else, and I commend them for the sheer audacity of it. Not sure I'd actually want to go to Mars myself though, not one-way anyway...
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Date: 2013-04-26 12:58 am (UTC)It's a pretty grand plan, if nothing else, and I commend them for the sheer audacity of it. Not sure I'd actually want to go to Mars myself though, not one-way anyway...