Would becoming one of the first people to settle Mars be worth dying for?

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Would becoming one of the first people to settle Mars be worth dying for?
By Mark Whittington, opinion contributor — 09/13/20 10:00 AM EDT

Recently, SpaceX’s Elon Musk addressed the Humans to Mars conference, during which he waxed eloquent about how his Starship interplanetary spacecraft was proceeding along. It is no secret that Musk is building this monster spaceship to facilitate his long-held dream to establish a settlement on the planet Mars. CNBC reports that Musk has a cautionary note for people who might want to join in on the project.

“I want to emphasize that this is a very hard and dangerous, difficult thing, not for the faint of heart. Good chance you’ll die, it’s going to be tough going, but it will be pretty glorious if it works out.”

Death or glory or maybe both. Those are the choices that Musk is offering prospective future Mars settlers. With the Starship’s development proceeding apace in Boca Chica, Texas, that choice may be available to a lot of people sooner than most think. The idea of a Mars settlement may have been science fiction up until now. But Elon Musk has developed the habit of making science fiction reality.

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https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/516008-would-becoming-one-of-the-first-people-to-settle-mars-be-worth-dying-for

[DB]

Getting there is one thing.

Living there is something else entirely.

[sneakypete]

Isn't that for the volunteers going to Mars to decide?

[Neverdul]

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