Whole life?!
This reminds me that in the monumental SF novel "Red Mars" by KS Robinson, the first people arrive on Mars in 2026.
Quote:24-year-old US woman has spent her whole life preparing to be the first person on Mars
A 24-year-old woman is currently preparing to become the first person on Mars.
Alyssa Carson has long been touted as a candidate for Mars exploration.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native says it has been her dream since she was three.
At the moment, there is a potential mission to Mars happening in 2033.
And Carson is determined to punch her ticket on the trip when it happens.
Carson, known by her NASA callsign ‘NASA Blueberry,’ is currently studying for a PhD in Astrobiology.
Carson recently made an appearance on the Flight Club Podcast.
During her appearance, Carson made her case for why being the first person on Mars is so important.
“I think that we’ve always been interested in Mars, in fact next to Earth Mars is our most studied planet… I think with the natural progression…within the space industry, Mars is kind of like our next destination.”
“Also the potential of life, especially in my area of interest within astrobiology, but the potential for life on Mars has been a huge question that we’ve had for so long.”
“But nothing can compete with the amount of information we’re able to gain once we send people to Mars.”
Getting someone across the gulf of space to Mars is an amazing idea, no doubt.
Getting people to and from Mars, however, is a completely different challenge entirely.
https://supercarblondie.com/24-year-old-...n-on-mars/
This reminds me that in the monumental SF novel "Red Mars" by KS Robinson, the first people arrive on Mars in 2026.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
