Comments on: Inspiration Mars: an adventure, not a venture

By: Inspiration Mars seeks closer ties with NASA for its human Mars flyby mission « NewSpace Journal

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:01:35 +0000

[…] Mars, the private effort announced earlier this year by Dennis Tito to mount a human Mars flyby mission, is now looking to partner more closely with NASA to use its launch vehicles and […]

By: Weekly Links

Weekly Links — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:22:50 +0000

[…] Mars. The intent of the project is to send humans (ostensibly a single married couple) on a circum-Martian flight that would take about 500 days. The mission would not involve a landing on the planet, due to cost […]

By: Aresia

Aresia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:54:20 +0000

Credibility is all when raising money. I think for instance Elon Musk would have less of a problem raising a billion than would Tito because of the credibility Musk has garnered from all his successful launches.

The key will be for Tito to demonstrate to a range of bodies that the project will definitely happen once their money comes forward. I am not sure there is enough detail there yet. I guess that’s why the next two years will be so important.

Given they are going to be so close to Mars (just 100 miles) is there not prospect of firing a small lander to the planet to maybe land a webcam and plaque. It would add hugely to the mystique of the mission I think.

By: Aresia

Aresia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:49:51 +0000

I don’t think a centipede has a 100th of a leg…

By: Jeff Foust

Jeff Foust — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:03:17 +0000

While it’s an incorrect use of SI prefixes, “centimillionaire” is the more commonly used term for individuals whose net value is at least $100 million but less than $1 billion.

By: Call Me Ishmael

Call Me Ishmael — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:42:58 +0000

While Tito is wealthyâ€”not a billionaire but widely reported to be a centimillionaire
That would be “hectomillionaire”. I’m a centimillionaire; i.e. I have $10,000 in savings.