How One Man's One-Way Trip To Mars Is Dividing His Family

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 13:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Mars One Concept Bryan Versteeg and Mars One Ken Sullivan has applied for a one-way trip to Mars, and, good news, he's made it past the first round of Mars One applicants! Hooray! Surely nothing could stand in his way. Except his wife and four children, who are less than ecstatic about the idea.  Jeez. Just can't let a guy have any fun. From a report in the Salt Lake Tribune:  It’s led to some difficult conversations around the dinner table. "The question is do we get divorced now or get divorced later," she said Sunday night in their living room. "If I stand in the way of his dreams and passions, then we get divorced now, so I have to be supportive." Oof. Yeah, I guess, although if a spouse told his partner, It's my dream to leave you and the kids through literally...

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