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Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says

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Date	2016-10-01 12:00 -0700
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	rec.arts.sf.written, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy
Subject	Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says
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The Starmaker wrote:
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> The Starmaker wrote:
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> > Serigo wrote:
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> > > On 9/30/2016 5:42 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> > > > 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says
> > > > http://www.space.com/34259-elon-musk-first-mars-colonists-prepared-die.html
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> > > > Is he talking about dying before liftoff to Mars???
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> > > no, dying as they get *cooked by radiation* on the surface of Mars.
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> > you gotta get off the ground first without it blowing up, what are the
> > odds on that????
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> > then you have to hope it doesn't blow up in the sky...what are the odds
> > on that????
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> > Does NASA sell flight insurance??? iwannareadthefineprint
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> So, conclusion is..the only people going to Mars are people who are ...stupid enough, is that correct?
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> I mean, if you ask Elon Musk "Would you go on the first flight to Mars?" He would probably say..
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> "ARE YOU FUCKIN NUTS! DO YOU THINK I'M FUCKING STUPID!!!"
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> "I'M NOT FUCKIN PREPARED TO DIE!!!!"
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> http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/51-l/docs/rogers-commission/Appendix-F.txt



What I don't understand is
how can people want to go
to Mars after seeing the rocket
blow up before it even gets off the ground? 

If American Airlines planes would blow up all the time, would you book a
flight on AA????



I don't get it?


i must be missing something...

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1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-30 15:42 -0700
  Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-09-30 19:24 -0700
    Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-01 11:38 -0700
      Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-01 11:53 -0700
      Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-01 12:00 -0700
  Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says SteveGG <casagiannoni@optonline.net> - 2016-10-02 09:02 -0400
    Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-10-02 11:26 -0400
      Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-10-02 16:56 +0000
        Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says SteveGG <casagiannoni@optonline.net> - 2016-10-02 19:53 -0400
          Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-03 13:41 -0700
          Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-10-05 17:37 +0200
            Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-05 11:20 -0700
    Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-10-05 17:36 +0200
  Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-09 21:50 -0700
  Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-13 18:49 -0700
    Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-13 22:40 -0700
      Re: 1st Mars Colonists Should Be 'Prepared to Die,' Elon Musk Says The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-10-14 10:49 -0700

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