[CharacterCounts]

The cost of putting the first human on Mars will probably exceed the net worth of Microsft and Sun combined. People do put all of their eggs in one basket, however, the return on such a gamble must be huge to entice this kind of investment. 1,500% maybe - 15% - no way.

[Destro]

The advertising--TV rights etc would pay a lot and for example 15% of a billion dollars is still 150 million dollars bonus profit. My proposal is to cover all expenses and offer a 15% bonus. So the 15% would be pure profit will all expenses of the Mars trip payed off.