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it’d be worth giving up everything to go

it’d be worth giving up everything to go and I think it would be something I

and I think it would be something I

and I think it would be something I could do I think I could leave

you are technically dead here on earth

you are technically dead here on earth and

and I’m okay with that

and I’m okay with that [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I don’t have any important reasons to be

I don’t have any important reasons to be

I don’t have any important reasons to be on earth right now

on earth right now

on earth right now so I’m really not leaving knowledge

so I’m really not leaving knowledge

so I’m really not leaving knowledge behind

behind

behind [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I mean I had you know some vague goals

I mean I had you know some vague goals

I mean I had you know some vague goals in mind for my life but I don’t know not

in mind for my life but I don’t know not

in mind for my life but I don’t know not a lot of direction

right now they’re talking about a

right now they’re talking about a one-way mission you go up there you do

one-way mission you go up there you do

one-way mission you go up there you do not come back

how do you react when your husband says

how do you react when your husband says guess wet it’s one way I’m not coming

guess wet it’s one way I’m not coming

guess wet it’s one way I’m not coming back the sky’s the limit but I guess

back the sky’s the limit but I guess

back the sky’s the limit but I guess it’s actually more than the skies

um I really want to do this I I want to

um I really want to do this I I want to go to Mars I want this more than I

go to Mars I want this more than I

go to Mars I want this more than I [Music]

[Music]

[Music] we even cover shipping and handling call

we even cover shipping and handling call

we even cover shipping and handling call 800 three four to forty forty-one eight

800 three four to forty forty-one eight

800 three four to forty forty-one eight hundred three four to forty forty again

hundred three four to forty forty again

hundred three four to forty forty again that’s 103 for 240 I am really good at

that’s 103 for 240 I am really good at

that’s 103 for 240 I am really good at being in small tight spaces and confined

being in small tight spaces and confined

being in small tight spaces and confined to solitude

to solitude

to solitude [Music]

[Music]

[Music] sometimes it’s overwhelming and draining

sometimes it’s overwhelming and draining

sometimes it’s overwhelming and draining if there’s a ton of noise ton of people

if there’s a ton of noise ton of people

if there’s a ton of noise ton of people like it it can be exhausting I do

like it it can be exhausting I do

like it it can be exhausting I do remember when I was a kid laying on a

remember when I was a kid laying on a

remember when I was a kid laying on a trampoline at night looking at stars and

trampoline at night looking at stars and

trampoline at night looking at stars and imagining how far away they are going

imagining how far away they are going

imagining how far away they are going there that’s what I remember from my

there that’s what I remember from my

there that’s what I remember from my childhood I started working at the

childhood I started working at the

childhood I started working at the planetarium because I liked the solar

planetarium because I liked the solar

planetarium because I liked the solar system and astronomy and space

system and astronomy and space

system and astronomy and space exploration and I learned about Mars

exploration and I learned about Mars

exploration and I learned about Mars while I was working there they have

while I was working there they have

while I was working there they have exhibits a lot of exhibits there on Mars

exhibits a lot of exhibits there on Mars

exhibits a lot of exhibits there on Mars some of them talking about settling Mars

some of them talking about settling Mars

some of them talking about settling Mars l miss nature like the trees beaches

l miss nature like the trees beaches

l miss nature like the trees beaches oceans rain snow

oceans rain snow

oceans rain snow that’s probably the most thing because

that’s probably the most thing because

that’s probably the most thing because that’ll that will be the most absent

that’ll that will be the most absent

that’ll that will be the most absent thing if I go to Mars and I won’t miss

thing if I go to Mars and I won’t miss

thing if I go to Mars and I won’t miss people too much my name is Kitty Kane

people too much my name is Kitty Kane

people too much my name is Kitty Kane and I’m a hair stylist but I’m also an

and I’m a hair stylist but I’m also an

and I’m a hair stylist but I’m also an aspiring astronaut I want there to be

aspiring astronaut I want there to be

aspiring astronaut I want there to be like a statue of me on Mars in the

like a statue of me on Mars in the

like a statue of me on Mars in the future

my boyfriend is less than thrilled about

my boyfriend is less than thrilled about this um he’s kind of doing what what

this um he’s kind of doing what what

this um he’s kind of doing what what everyone’s doing that he’s trying to be

everyone’s doing that he’s trying to be

everyone’s doing that he’s trying to be supportive because he knows it’s my

supportive because he knows it’s my

supportive because he knows it’s my dream I’m sure it it probably probably

dream I’m sure it it probably probably

dream I’m sure it it probably probably hurts if she made it to the last four

hurts if she made it to the last four

hurts if she made it to the last four she would do it because she’s that kind

she would do it because she’s that kind

she would do it because she’s that kind of person the kind of person that would

of person the kind of person that would

of person the kind of person that would do it because she believes in it if I

do it because she believes in it if I

do it because she believes in it if I had a family I wouldn’t go like if I had

had a family I wouldn’t go like if I had

had a family I wouldn’t go like if I had kids I would not leave them to go to

kids I would not leave them to go to

kids I would not leave them to go to Mars if I didn’t have the wife and kids

Mars if I didn’t have the wife and kids

Mars if I didn’t have the wife and kids there’d be no debate heard me no issue

there’d be no debate heard me no issue

there’d be no debate heard me no issue it’d be simple who has kids and isn’t

it’d be simple who has kids and isn’t

it’d be simple who has kids and isn’t there for the rest of their lives to try

there for the rest of their lives to try

there for the rest of their lives to try to take care of them how can I do that

to take care of them how can I do that

to take care of them how can I do that if I’m on Mars part of me thinks why is

if I’m on Mars part of me thinks why is

if I’m on Mars part of me thinks why is everyone making such a big deal he

everyone making such a big deal he

everyone making such a big deal he hasn’t been chosen yet you know I’m kind

hasn’t been chosen yet you know I’m kind

hasn’t been chosen yet you know I’m kind of in the it’s not real phase right now

of in the it’s not real phase right now

of in the it’s not real phase right now so

a lot more a lot more drama into our

a lot more a lot more drama into our relationship lately you know about the

relationship lately you know about the

relationship lately you know about the reality of are you choosing family are

reality of are you choosing family are

reality of are you choosing family are you choosing Mars and how difficult that

you choosing Mars and how difficult that

you choosing Mars and how difficult that that process is

my little boy Connor if he if he came up

my little boy Connor if he if he came up to me and just said dad don’t go

that would probably change my mind

that would probably change my mind [Music]

[Music]

[Music] my life is pretty boring I’m kind of

my life is pretty boring I’m kind of

my life is pretty boring I’m kind of just a normal guy I’m like a floater I’m

just a normal guy I’m like a floater I’m

just a normal guy I’m like a floater I’m like a turd in the toilet bowl of life I

like a turd in the toilet bowl of life I

like a turd in the toilet bowl of life I just kind of float I really don’t have

just kind of float I really don’t have

just kind of float I really don’t have any necessary direction once I heard

any necessary direction once I heard

any necessary direction once I heard about this it kind of called out to me

about this it kind of called out to me

about this it kind of called out to me why not donate myself I totally see it

why not donate myself I totally see it

why not donate myself I totally see it as a voluntary donation toward something

as a voluntary donation toward something

as a voluntary donation toward something bigger than myself you know something

bigger than myself you know something

bigger than myself you know something that is historic your life is going one

that is historic your life is going one

that is historic your life is going one direction you have all these branches

direction you have all these branches

direction you have all these branches but here is something that is complete

but here is something that is complete

but here is something that is complete tea in the road that you are taking this

tea in the road that you are taking this

tea in the road that you are taking this whole different direction and making a

whole different direction and making a

whole different direction and making a difference in I’d say it would impact

difference in I’d say it would impact

difference in I’d say it would impact everybody’s life

I’m not bored I mean I I enjoy this way

I’m not bored I mean I I enjoy this way of life I have the lots of friends and

of life I have the lots of friends and

of life I have the lots of friends and that would be keeper and the thing I’d

that would be keeper and the thing I’d

that would be keeper and the thing I’d missed the most would be my bees I

missed the most would be my bees I

missed the most would be my bees I really enjoy making friends with them

really enjoy making friends with them

really enjoy making friends with them and you know watching the bees come in

and you know watching the bees come in

and you know watching the bees come in and out of the entrance school working

and out of the entrance school working

and out of the entrance school working on the flowers out in the field and have

on the flowers out in the field and have

on the flowers out in the field and have them come back with honey got a

them come back with honey got a

them come back with honey got a girlfriend maybe my girlfriend telling

girlfriend maybe my girlfriend telling

girlfriend maybe my girlfriend telling me she doesn’t want me to go and that

me she doesn’t want me to go and that

me she doesn’t want me to go and that would that would probably change my mind

but I think there’d be a lot of things

but I think there’d be a lot of things that I would love about Mars that would

that I would love about Mars that would

that I would love about Mars that would overcome everything that I’m missing

overcome everything that I’m missing

overcome everything that I’m missing about Earth

about Earth

about Earth [Music]

this is my dream as a child of always

this is my dream as a child of always doing and if you know this keeps looking

doing and if you know this keeps looking

doing and if you know this keeps looking as good as it is will that opportunity

as good as it is will that opportunity

as good as it is will that opportunity come where they say yeah you are one of

come where they say yeah you are one of

come where they say yeah you are one of the guys that we’re going to have go it

the guys that we’re going to have go it

the guys that we’re going to have go it is such a unique opportunity that I

is such a unique opportunity that I

is such a unique opportunity that I would go

my family might be able to persuade me

my family might be able to persuade me not to

not to

not to they might be able to convince me not to

they might be able to convince me not to

they might be able to convince me not to go but

you

you [Music]

I wanted to go to Mars consider it

I wanted to go to Mars consider it give me another purpose for living

give me another purpose for living

give me another purpose for living [Music]

[Music]

[Music] in a way renewing my purpose

I would have a greater use of myself for

I would have a greater use of myself for the rest of humankind

the rest of humankind

the rest of humankind [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I hope that it’s a success and I hope

I hope that it’s a success and I hope

I hope that it’s a success and I hope it’s not basically suicide but if it is

it’s not basically suicide but if it is

it’s not basically suicide but if it is and you know I’ve got 10 years to live

and you know I’ve got 10 years to live

and you know I’ve got 10 years to live it up here on earth

I know everyone thinks they’re special I

I know everyone thinks they’re special I guess

guess

guess what I really do think I’m special feel

what I really do think I’m special feel

what I really do think I’m special feel like I’m supposed to go

like I’m supposed to go

like I’m supposed to go [Music]

[Music]

[Music] some days it’s difficult for me to

some days it’s difficult for me to

some days it’s difficult for me to realize that I am always going to be the

realize that I am always going to be the

realize that I am always going to be the backup

backup

backup but then other days I realize that I’m

but then other days I realize that I’m

but then other days I realize that I’m the backup to Mars

Amy my girlfriend if we do get engaged

Amy my girlfriend if we do get engaged where it goes from there

where it goes from there

where it goes from there that’s the only thing at the change

that’s the only thing at the change

that’s the only thing at the change moment

[Music]

[Music] not even the planet Earth

not even the planet Earth

not even the planet Earth just her

just her

just her [Music]

[Music]

[Music] just the fact that we humans of trying

just the fact that we humans of trying

just the fact that we humans of trying something and that I would be remembered

something and that I would be remembered

something and that I would be remembered and

it’s a very good noble gesture to try to

it’s a very good noble gesture to try to go out and try to expand in the universe

I’m pursuing something that’s quite

I’m pursuing something that’s quite selfish

but

but if this happens if I don’t come back you

if this happens if I don’t come back you

if this happens if I don’t come back you know what there’s just one life than we

know what there’s just one life than we

know what there’s just one life than we have

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