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Way greater than Mars One's supposed budget but achievable if America decided to colonise Mars.

The fact is it does matter whether or not Mars One is realistic or legitimate.

Since Mars One isn't sending anyone anywhere, it doesn't matter if the applicants are married or not.

Yes, soldiers deploy with the hope of returning, whereas Mars One would be a certain one-way trip.

If Mars One wasn't just a short-term money grab, they wouldn't be too concerned with collecting 75% of interview fees.

Other than being kind of cool, what would be the advantage of a Mars colony again?

However, unlike a military deployment, Mars One is so dubious (to be charitable about it)...

Robert Zubrin reckoned the whole Mars Direct programme would cost $55 billion in 1995 dollars.

Colonizing Mars would advance our technology far enough to give us confidence to research forward into colonizing beyond our solar system.

The OP talks about Mars One as the mission that has great social benefit.

If this happens, and it does get to mars, it will put her in the ranks of the most important figures in history.

What happens when the Mars One backlash and disappointment hits the mainstream?

I fully intend to go to Mars, but someone "just staying here with their family" is just as noble a mission.

I quite agree with "beyond non state actors" - much of the above appears in Mars One 's plans, probably because it's the only way they could even start to appear plausible on a below-shoestring budget.

"Mars One did certainly request donations along with 75 percent of any proceeds from participants’ media interviews, but this had no impact on Sonia’s selection that we could see." this is denial.

Mars sounds a lot more like Earth than GJ 1214b does, based on the article.

Her mother was AnnMaria De Mars[1], the first American to win the World Judo Championships.

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