That’s funny… I watched a bit of the movie “2010” yesterday and apparently people in 1984 were optimistic.
Nope. I have absolutely no interested in space travel.
I hope to be established as a paleontologist in the 2030s, so if that’s the reason I’ve been asked to explore Mars, that’s extremely interesting! But even if they’re just asking people at random, I’d probably still go. In 2034 I’ll be the same age Alan Shepard was when he went to the moon.
No, age & health reasons.
No. It’s been discussed many times here on the Dope that the cost (not to mention the risks) of just **one **manned mission would be enough to fund a dozen or more probe missions.
I was under the impression that it would take more like 700 days, give or take. That wouldn’t leave much time on the ground.
I think any time frame less than 50 years is overly optimistic. Also given the currant mood in the country (U.S.) I don’t see anyone agreeing to fund a project that could cost several hundred of billions of dollars (maybe even a trillion?).
Yeah, while I can see the appeal, giving up 1-2 years of my life is just too much. There are a lot of magnificent places right here on earth that I will likely never have time to see that I can’t see giving up all that time going to Mars just for the experience itself. Now, if the fame and fortune from that trip to Mars allows me to quit my job and be able to make up for that lost time and then some, I might reconsider.
And there’s no one there to raise them, if you did.
In a New York minute.
If I were 10 years younger.
By the time 2030 comes around, I would still go if there were a Retire to Mars option. That would be awesome.
I’d do it. I’d do it even if I knew it was a one way trip, no coming back.
What is the pay, sir? If it’s for an astronaut’s wages, hell yes. If it’s for free? No. They’d at least have to cover storage for my shit and make sure I have a job when I get back home.
Mars? There’s no there there. Much like Oakland.
I’d take a one-week trip to orbit in a second but months if not years traveling in space stuck in a small enclosed habitat makes me feel queasy just thinking about it
I’m not establishing a colony or anything per the OP’s later comments. So I’m missing a three years of my childrens’ lives to visit a red rock and kick around for a while collecting dust samples before heading home.
I’d stick with the adventure of raising my children 
Blow Mars up, that way it can never attack again! Who’s with me!! 
I’d go even if we weren’t coming back.
I’d jump at the chance, even if it were one-way. But I’d try to get my partner and pets on-board too.
With all the science I don’t understand, I’m not sure I’d be much help to the crew, but given the opportunity, yes, I’d definitely go, even if there were no possibility of return.
Assume we’ve overcome all the technological obstacles, and there are no glitches in the journey: You’re still going to be in cramped confines with several other people for a year and a half—and there’s no getting away from them. There will be a big psychological challenge for people to spend that much time that close together and not REALLY start grating on each other’s nerves. I guess you’d get used to the collective body odor, too, since hot showers would be just a distant memory.
Hell yeas I’d go, and I’ll only be 50. Given advances in medical technology I doubt very much that would preclude me from service.
Something tells me that “I’ll go if my pet(s) can come along” might cause you to miss the first couple of missions.
I’ve never been that interested in space. It bores me. Plus the journey there sounds unpleasant. Using diapers…no freaking way.