Comments on: Virgin/Google's Mission to Mars: Virgle http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:58:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/comment-page-1/#comment-17388 Dan Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:32:38 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/#comment-17388 I believe we SHOULD send George W. Bush, Leiberman (from Connecticut), and all the other fools on a ONE-WAY trip to Mars! Perhaps send the idiots from Enron, Global Crossing, Tyco, and WorldCom there as well. I would be interested in the outcome of such an expediation! If these ex-executives take their brain energy from figuring out how to "cook the books", and figure out a way to survive on Mars, that ought to be interesting! Fire up that rocket! I believe we SHOULD send George W. Bush, Leiberman (from Connecticut), and all the other fools on a ONE-WAY trip to Mars!

Perhaps send the idiots from Enron, Global Crossing, Tyco, and WorldCom there as well. I would be interested in the outcome of such an expediation! If these ex-executives take their brain energy from figuring out how to "cook the books", and figure out a way to survive on Mars, that ought to be interesting!

Fire up that rocket!

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]]> By: Emission Nebula http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/comment-page-1/#comment-17086 Emission Nebula Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:19:04 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/#comment-17086 Well lets hope :) Bravo on this website BTW Ian. I read it everyday. You release space news long before any other site that I read. Plus, you write about things that I hadnt even thought of. I will read everyday. Well, everyday that my internet is turned on ;) Emission Nebula Well lets hope :) Bravo on this website BTW Ian. I read it everyday. You release space news long before any other site that I read. Plus, you write about things that I hadnt even thought of. I will read everyday. Well, everyday that my internet is turned on ;)

Emission Nebula

]]> By: Ian O'Neill http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/comment-page-1/#comment-17083 Ian O'Neill Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:01:01 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/#comment-17083 Damn, I think they kept the joke going for longer than the Universe Today April Fools - my inbox was full of friend emails telling me how amazing Virgil is... I hate breaking bad news... In response to Emission, yes it's a joke, but don't confuse this with lack of interest or poking fun. I am actually overjoyed to see two big international companies talking about manned exploration of the solar system, albeit as a joke. It is obviously a subject worth talking about, and if it's being talked about in the circles of Virgin and Google with hundreds of billions of dollars (pounds!) between them, perhaps someone in their ranks will give it some thought. I can't see colonization of Mars being funded in any other way apart from private enterprise, perhaps this is a good start to breaking the ice? Who knows, it might be the biggest anti-April Fools gag of our time. They might start thinking about this and have the next incarnation of Virgle started this time next year! Here's to hoping anyway... :) Damn, I think they kept the joke going for longer than the Universe Today April Fools – my inbox was full of friend emails telling me how amazing Virgil is… I hate breaking bad news…

In response to Emission, yes it's a joke, but don't confuse this with lack of interest or poking fun. I am actually overjoyed to see two big international companies talking about manned exploration of the solar system, albeit as a joke. It is obviously a subject worth talking about, and if it's being talked about in the circles of Virgin and Google with hundreds of billions of dollars (pounds!) between them, perhaps someone in their ranks will give it some thought.

I can't see colonization of Mars being funded in any other way apart from private enterprise, perhaps this is a good start to breaking the ice?

Who knows, it might be the biggest anti-April Fools gag of our time. They might start thinking about this and have the next incarnation of Virgle started this time next year!

Here's to hoping anyway… :)

]]> By: Emission Nebula http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/comment-page-1/#comment-17082 Emission Nebula Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:35:16 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/2008/04/01/virgingoogles-mission-to-mars-virgle/#comment-17082 So are they joking or not? If so, how retarded. If no, awesome. Human Mars exploration should be taken very seriously. If its a joke, and something like ten million people send them a video, what a giant waste of time it wouldve all been. I suppose when I woke up today I shouldve had my senses a little better to me on this mother-of-all-non-holidays. So are they joking or not? If so, how retarded. If no, awesome. Human Mars exploration should be taken very seriously. If its a joke, and something like ten million people send them a video, what a giant waste of time it wouldve all been.

I suppose when I woke up today I shouldve had my senses a little better to me on this mother-of-all-non-holidays.

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