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I am going to suggest the following if you want to see a 1000-fold increase in space exploration, especially interest in mars.
- Announce a contest for a volunteer for a one-way, first-person-on-mars mission. No return trip.
- Schedule it for launch in 2003. (in other words, set a deadline!)
- Plan the mission with minimal life support and safety considerations. Market it as a sacrifice in the name of all mankind if for no other reason than to elevate the human spirit. Equate it to the experience of all the early sailors who dared to sail off the end of the earth.
- THEN DO IT. Ignore all criticism. Ignore all naysayers. Pool all resources. Forget scientific experiments, economic benefits or any other material gains. Do it for the sake of getting it done. Send the guy up in an insulated tin can with an engine and a parachute.
A martyr for all humankind.
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