tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post1356719344533953624..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Mars triple treat: A fascinating book, an article, and a reality show proposal for a one-way tripSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-47835644691710285712013-04-29T23:25:47.261-04:002013-04-29T23:25:47.261-04:00So what if a country, say North Korea, puts a man ...So what if a country, say North Korea, puts a man in the payload bay of one of its missiles and hurls it 'one way' through the atmosphere, will it make the first North Korean astronaut? It is the return mission that counts, otherwise it wouldn't be Edmund Hillary but George Mallory who scaled the Mt Everest first. The world should better spend more resources in space technology to make a return manned trip to Mars possible, sooner than later than buring people's wealths and souls in useless wars, otherwise oppotunist enterpreneurs like these will keep on popping up and cashing in people's enthusiasm through one way tickets to doom.Akbarnoreply@blogger.com