blast-off! sort of.

going to mars sound way cool, but it's not easy. it would take more than a year and a half to fly to mars, spend a month, then fly back.

could you do it? live in a tiny space without going outside for a walk, unable to open a window, not really able to get away from everyone else?

when you think about it, i'm not sure i could do it. i mean, i've always imagined myself the big adventurer, come on, let's find some aliens and take a ride, but .... if you have to be practical, i'm not sure i've got the right stuff.

six people are going to simulate that trip, to see what kinds of hardships show up. and americans don't seem to be invited. it will be russians, chinese, and europeans.

oh well. i guess my thought is they need to hang lots of mirrors to make the space seem expanded.