French space junkie Florence Porcel ready for one-way trip to Mars

[Katashi_itto]

(I've volunteered for the project too.)

A comfortable, middle-class Parisian life may be the envy of many people, but Florence Porcel would give it all up to be among the first Earthlings to settle on Mars — even with no option of return.

“I have always felt a bit cramped on Earth,” the self-confessed space junkie told AFP, delighted to be shortlisted with some 1,000 other aspiring voyagers for Mars One — a private project to colonise the Red Planet from 2024.

“I have always dreamt of exploring other worlds,” the 30-year-old journalist said.


“I am not a pilot, nor a doctor, nor an engineer; I was never going to become an astronaut through the normal channels.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/07/french-space-junkie-florence-porcel-ready-for-one-way-trip-to-mars/

[liberal N proud]

1. Ground control to Major Tom

[Katashi_itto]

3. +1

[dipsydoodle]

2. Florence is leaving Dougal and Zebedee at home then.

[DetlefK]

4. She felt cramped, living on Earth?

Well, there are hospitable places with untouched nature where you cold move if you want to meet as few people as possible: The barren plains of western Asia, for example. I bet, the southernmost edge of South-America has some nice places, too.

If you feel cramped, it's the wrong approach to spend the rest of your days sitting in a one-room-appartment the size of a camper, eating canned food.
If you feel cramped, it's the wrong approach to go to a place where you will never be able to take a walk in shirts&shorts and let the sun shine on your skin.

[Katashi_itto]

5. I understand where shes coming from. It hasnt anything to do with taking a walk in a shirt&shorts

it more to do with being a pioneer.

The certain times I've have completely felt alive was being in extreme areas of the world. Being places few others have been to.

Plus more importantly in this, you are contributing to the survival of Mankind.