Would you want to move to Mars?

[Caspin]

I have been following this Mars plan via occasional articles in New Scientist. My first instinct was that people who would volunteer would possibly be those who are either suicidal or have something they wish to escape from on Earth (e.g crimes in their past, mother-in-laws) but perhaps that is uncharitable of me. You would also need to be the sort of person who would seek to be on Big Brother, since your whole life is going to be a reality TV show. They say that they are going to conduct detailed psychological assessments to make sure that the participants (= contestants!) can hack the pressure, but it's difficult to imagine what sort of personality might actually fit the bill!

Personally, I have no interest in going into space. I haven't even got round to leaving Europe!