But... putting a man on Mars takes a good chunk of his life for no gain to anyone. Why not "first country to build a 700-foot traditional stone pyramid"? "First country to paint 30% of its land area blue"?
I'd be more excited about getting people to Mars, and so would presumably many other - and it'd provide much more advances and gains than building a pyramid.
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I think another space race would be a good thing actually.
In fact I think it's how we should solve all our international disputes: First country to put a man on mars gets the South China Sea.
Can non-nations apply?
(Thinking of the South Musk Sea)
But... putting a man on Mars takes a good chunk of his life for no gain to anyone. Why not "first country to build a 700-foot traditional stone pyramid"? "First country to paint 30% of its land area blue"?
I'd be more excited about getting people to Mars, and so would presumably many other - and it'd provide much more advances and gains than building a pyramid.
Alive or dead?
They are going to die anyway.