Data visualization of the Sun from the Moon as seen from Hadley Rille, the Apollo 16 landing site. The topography and shadows are scientifically accurate. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright

The thing about Space Travel isn’t the cost it would take to get  you to the Moon or to Mars ( I’m down with that, I’ll explain more later ).

This isn’t about money.

If you want to travel to a place like The Moon, or Mars, or one of Jupiter’s  or Saturn’s Moons the question is:

How many YEARS of your life would you be willing to pay  to make those trips?

If you were able to take a trip to Mars today the cost would be  2-3 years of your life. If you traveled to Titan, the current travel time based on the our existing technology  would be seven years. So we are talking about a hefty price tag of 14-16 YEARS.

So the question is, would you pay almost sixteen years of your life to rocket to Titan and orbit around Saturn? Would it be worth the chance to see and touch a new world? To be part of a journey that would change the way humanity sees their place in the Universe? To look up into a sky that human eyes have ever taken in? Maybe even see a new life form in it’s natural enviorment?

Titan orbits Saturn in this Cassini image.

Here is my answer, it’s simple.

If I could take my dog with my I’d leave for Titan or Mars TONIGHT.

All dogs go to Mars!