Apropos of Maggie's entry on whether people would be willing to go to Mars if they knew they could never return, the eerily aptly named Roman Mars filed a radio report on the matter last year. It's beautiful and chilling, noting that a one-way trip is far cheaper and easier to manage. There would be plenty of volunteers.
Roman Mars on One-Way Trip to Mars
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