Author Topic: What should the first words spoken on Mars be? (Read 5385 times)

Harry Cover · « **Reply #20 on:** 01/25/2023 10:40 am »

Before 1949 China was near the abyss. But after 80 years of Maoism, it has made giant leaps forward.

laszlo · « **Reply #21 on:** 01/25/2023 11:09 am »

"Oyarsa? What's that?"

Svetoslav · « **Reply #22 on:** 01/25/2023 11:29 am »

"At long fkin last"

Tomness · « **Reply #23 on:** 01/25/2023 01:49 pm »

"Hawthorne, we have a problem"

Thorny · « **Reply #24 on:** 01/25/2023 01:55 pm »

Won't they be "The {Insert Name here} has landed"?

Crispy · « **Reply #25 on:** 01/25/2023 02:00 pm »

Quote from: Harry Cover on 01/25/2023 04:20 am

"I'm home" (Natalie York, Voyage)

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"Well, here we are!"

Those are John Boone first words in KSR Mars trilogy, correct ?

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butters · « **Reply #26 on:** 01/25/2023 02:03 pm »

For IVA comms, clearly something like, "SpaceX, the Starship has landed."

Then they'll have a week or two (more?) of physical therapy for gravity adaptation inside the vehicle to practice their "first step" sound bite before they can realistically suit up to go outside for an hours-long walk. Or maybe they have like space wheelchairs or mobility scooters for an early EVA? But that's not really the kind of footprint we've had in mind.

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #27 on:** 01/25/2023 02:36 pm »

If an astronaut aspiring to fly on Starship were to become the first person to land on Mars, he or she could say, "Starship has landed on the Red Planet. That's one big step for spacefarers, and one big step for America".

LaunchedIn68 · « **Reply #28 on:** 01/25/2023 06:10 pm »

From Michael Collings character in 'FTETTM' when Aldrin and Armstrong are discussing this subject;

"If you had any balls you'd yell "OMG What is that thing!!!!" and cut your mic!"

Phil Stooke · « **Reply #29 on:** 01/25/2023 07:00 pm »

"I... oops, dropped my cue card..."

litton4 · « **Reply #30 on:** 01/27/2023 05:02 pm »

<splat>
"Elon, I told you that step was too big!"

Eric Hedman · « **Reply #31 on:** 01/27/2023 06:19 pm »

Contact light.

M.E.T. · « **Reply #32 on:** 01/28/2023 07:26 am »

Order of magnitude…fate loves irony…funding secured.

CmdrShepN7 · « **Reply #33 on:** 01/30/2023 04:47 am »

Quote from: darkenfast on 01/28/2023 06:45 am

If it's SpaceX: "Let's get to work".

tgr9898 · « **Reply #34 on:** 01/30/2023 05:53 pm »

"Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."

Asteroza · « **Reply #35 on:** 02/01/2023 02:52 am »

This is a DoorDash delivery for Marvin!
Your illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator has arrived!
Please tip your driver Elon!

rvbfan · « **Reply #36 on:** 02/01/2023 03:18 am »

Now what?

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Harry Cover · « **Reply #37 on:** 02/02/2023 06:07 am »

"Hey, watch this ---" coms cut to static

Elvis in Space · « **Reply #38 on:** 02/06/2023 11:41 pm »

This step represents the courage, sacrifice, and effort of all humanity. And that's Elon's statue holding an American flag. How long before we can order Chinese take out?

SweetWater · « **Reply #39 on:** 02/07/2023 12:18 am »

If China, 'This crew is proud to announce that we expect to fulfill our quota of perchlorate exposure under the 16th five-year plan ahead of schedule.'