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A mission to Mars, in Utah
csmonitor.com — Phillip Cunio celebrated his wife's birthday from Mars. He held a card up to his habitat webcam so she could see it online, and fellow crew members baked a cake. Granted, this "Mars" was the Utah desert, but spending two weeks on a simulated mission to the Red Planet gave him a taste of what it would be like to fulfill his dream.
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- stvalentino, on 03/27/2008, -4/+2he might bring a little moon as a gift for her birthday ;)
- Sikarian, on 03/27/2008, -8/+3I don't see any studio lights or backdrops.
Buried for FAKE.
/ ...- ModernGeek, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2you mean for REAL?
- DanOnTheMoon, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1I can sense the sarcasm. It's funny. If you dugg that down, you're a ***** humorless nincompoop.
- oreo2123, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1RTFA...is it too much to ask for?
- djblac, on 03/27/2008, -8/+1Utah isn't on mars?! :]
- UtahApocalyse, on 03/27/2008, -10/+7i onc e went hiking there on mars and saw 2 of them guys in space suits, I was like "Oh *****, is something going on??"
- JaqMs, on 03/27/2008, -11/+12ND COMMET WOOT WOOT
the person the created the comment below this one is stupid.- MyMagma, on 03/27/2008, -1/+45th comment? i am stupid
- petemcfraser, on 03/27/2008, -11/+5...until you see the Martian men have a wife on each moon, then you know it's really just Utah.
- neo912, on 03/27/2008, -8/+2Yeah just laugh it up guys. Personally I love it here in Utah while the rest of the country is going into recession we still have %3-4 unemployment and really low cost of living.
- cemsity, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2don't brag it's not nice besides you still have to put up with fundie mormon
- forgottenhope, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1digg has always been good for burring the truth
- cemsity, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2don't brag it's not nice besides you still have to put up with fundie mormon
- mlwarrior, on 03/27/2008, -9/+3how is this kind of garbage making the digg front page? I don't care about some L.A.R.P fantasy.
- roystgnr, on 03/27/2008, -0/+25Futurama calls it again: "Mars was a uninhabitable wasteland, much like Utah. But unlike Utah, Mars was eventually made liveable..." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756886/quotes
- garryw, on 03/27/2008, -5/+3ooh I ride my ATV at the Utah dunes, I should pretend to be an alien and see what they do. It's needed training.
- madduffy, on 03/27/2008, -1/+5I've actually been to MDRS for the University Rover Competition. It's in the middle of nowhere and a pretty close simulation to what life would be like on the Martian Surface. It was a great experience.
If we wanted to, we could be sending humans to Mars right now. We have the technology.- sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1Dude, you talked like you were on Mars once. You have no idea what kind of environment you're comparing to. :D
- j3one, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2Looks freaking hot.
- Treoinmypocket, on 03/27/2008, -2/+2Save the trip...visit Tom Cruise at the Scientology offices....Mars right here on Earth.
- loneBoat, on 03/27/2008, -4/+3The cake is a lie.
- SpookyPig, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4no no no...
The planet is a lie. - sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1So are their wives.
- SpookyPig, on 03/27/2008, -2/+4no no no...
- cemsity, on 03/27/2008, -7/+2who says that mormomland can't be used for science
- sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1Exactly!
- DaviDTC, on 03/27/2008, -0/+2They should just send up Les Stroud with his harmonica and leatherman multi-tool.
- tkcom, on 03/27/2008, -1/+1Capricorn One?
- yujie, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Utah is the new Mars? or is the Solar System a lie?
- sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1Oh yeah Utah is just like Mars. Surface temperature ranges from 1° F ( -17.2° C) to -178° F (-107° C). Its gravity is only 38% of that experienced in other States. Not to mention that water boils off at 0° C. Utah is the closest simulation of Mars ever!
/sarcasm
- sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1Oh yeah Utah is just like Mars. Surface temperature ranges from 1° F ( -17.2° C) to -178° F (-107° C). Its gravity is only 38% of that experienced in other States. Not to mention that water boils off at 0° C. Utah is the closest simulation of Mars ever!
- iamnobody8614, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Living in Utah is like living on Mars? That's gotta suck.
- canUdi9it, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Don't run! We are your friends! We come in peace!
- DanOnTheMoon, on 03/27/2008, -2/+1The second pic, the chick with the chubby cheeks in the space suit... I''d hit it.
- KKat, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2I was there for an earlier expedition. Hard work, but incredibly fun. Beautiful, dangerous, and in two weeks you barely scratch the surface. The photos of the Hab from all the future expeditions are more than photos because you can tell by the geometry exactly where each was taken, and remember what it was like to be there.
- maybeishould, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1If Obama becomes president, the return to the Moon and eventual voyage to Mars will be delayed 5-10 years.
- Bactame, on 04/08/2008, -0/+1No matter who gets elected it will take at least 8 years to undo the damage the current fool has done to the office, the country and the world.
- theskyisblue, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1this. is. stupid.
- Cornrider, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1The only thing in Mars is the bastard server hosting this, it takes eons for the content to show up.
- formergthing, on 03/28/2008, -2/+1Well some of those people in Utah are about as weird as any aliens you're likely to encounter - so it seems they chose the right place for the job.
- sc0rpi0n, on 03/28/2008, -1/+2Oh yeah Utah is just like Mars. Surface temperature ranges from 1° F ( -17.2° C) to -178° F (-107° C). Its gravity is only 38% of that experienced in other States. Not to mention that water boils and freezes at 0° C due to its thin atomosphere. Utah is the closest simulation of Mars ever!
/sarcasm - forgottenhope, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1similar to how nasa faked it. isnt christian science an oxy moron?
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