Posted by Runshouse21 at nytgate1.nytimes.com on January 23, 2004 at 13:41:53:
In Reply to: Probably wasn't meant to be serious... posted by Strictly Skewed on January 23, 2004 at 13:37:27:
: : Cheapest way to put a man on Mars?
: :
: : 1. Fake it back on Earth
: : 2. No return journey
: : 3. Slingshot + hold breath
: : 4. Wait for development of teleportation
: : 5. Outsource it to India
: : 6. Big tax cuts for Martian businesses
: : 7. Wait for Big Crunch, step over
: : 8. Claim it is harboring Al queda terror cells
: : 9. Other (please elaborate)
: Stop pussyfooting around trying to make everything triple-safe, and make astronauts start *earning* their hero status?