New Mars Forums

It would not necessarily be one way.  There are enough people with pioneering spirits out there who would compete for the chance to be the first explorers on Mars - especially among healthy seniors who have retired from working and child rearing.  It might be a surprise to some to see how many people would load up and cross space as eagerly as their ancesters crossed the oceons and the mountains, and who would be just as willing to be buried near a space craft as their forbears were buried near a covered wagon path if it became necessary.