but we shouldn't go until it's as safe as commercial aviation
I would not put the goal that far away. There are people taking a ~5% (nowadays; this used to be much higher in the early years) fatality risk to climb Everest. I expect we would get plenty of capable volunteers for that risk on a Mars mission, and I also think we should pick the best and send them.
I would not put the goal that far away. There are people taking a ~5% (nowadays; this used to be much higher in the early years) fatality risk to climb Everest. I expect we would get plenty of capable volunteers for that risk on a Mars mission, and I also think we should pick the best and send them.