[dotancohen]

  > It's going to be hard. There is no air, the ground is toxic, an insane amount of constant work will be required just to stay alive.

I'll go! I'll happily go to die a painful, slow, torturous death on the way to Mars, so that humanity learns what to do differently for the next crew. I'm so enthusiastic about the prospect that even my kids know, given the opportunity, I would kiss them all one final goodbye and happily launch towards the red wandering bright dot in the night sky.

I'm a successful developer, not suicidal, generally happy person. And I've dreamed of such a mission for decades.

There may not be many people like me willing to make such a sacrifice, but it only takes a handful of us to help propel our species further.