Martian Chronicles: Mars-500

How long will it take for human beings to make it to Mars? To set up a base? A colony?

Work is being done toward preparing the way for people to go the distance to Mars. Check out, for instance, the Mars-500 project (diagram above):

http://www.imbp.ru/Mars500/Mars500-e.html

and:

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/

And also, check out the Mars Society:

http://www.marssociety.org/home

If you could, would you want to go to Mars? 

Today's Rune: Initiation.