Poll of the Week: One Way Trip?

By Jim Gerard, INSPIRE Education Specialist, KSC, FL

Here are the results of last weeks poll : Would you make a one-way trip to Mars?  While the majority said they would not a good number said they were willing.  Here are some comments from the Discussion Board:

Alex D.: Certainly.  In fact, I'd go alone.  One man, one way.  I'd go to start building the base, to inflate the greenhouses, scout the territory, plant the homing beacons for larger landers, to dig the trenches for the habitats, and to build up in preparation for the larger crew.

David A.: Being a pioneer for a human civilization on a different planet would be awesome!! Although, it would be hard leaving the people that I care about the most behind (specifically close family). 

Most were not so sure:

Tristan Z.: I don't think I would go. Right now that is my decision but I could be swayed... I don't think though I could stand not having a living companion.

Fiona M.: I don't think I could leave my family and friends forever. Maybe for a few years, if I knew I would come back, but not indefinitely.

Although the poll is closed, you can still leave your thoughts on the topic in the Discussion Board.

This week, our poll question is, "Which planet deserves more study?"  With probes in progress, in orbit, and on the way in all parts of our Solar System, which planet deserves our concentration?  Don't forget to add you comments to the Discussion Board in the "Poll of the Week" Topic.