SpaceX puts the ticket at $100k–$500k. How long until you can leave this planet? Choose your role. Calculate your mission.
🚀 Mars is 225 million km away · 🌙 Journey takes ~7 months · 🌡 Average temp: -60°C · 🌪 Dust storms can last months · 🪐 You'd weigh 38% of your Earth weight · ☀️ Solar day on Mars: 24h 37min · 🏗 First colony: likely 2030s · 💨 Atmosphere is 95% CO₂ · 🚀 Mars is 225 million km away ·
01 // select your colony role
02 // mission financial parameters
Ticket price (USD)$250,000
$50k optimistic$1M first class
Current savings$10,000
Monthly savings$800
Investment return (% /yr)7%
03 // mission status
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Years to launch
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Launch year
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Your age on Mars
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Total contributed
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Interest earned
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Cost per day saved
04 // pre-launch checklist
0%
SAVING25%50% — HALFWAY75%🚀 LAUNCH
survival probability (humorous estimate)
calculating...
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// mission log
[INIT]Awaiting colonist parameters...
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COLONIST APPROVED
COLONY-ID-XXXX
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// earth vs mars — reality check
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Earth
Coffee$5
Rent (avg)$1,500/mo
Groceries$400/mo
Gravity9.8 m/s²
O₂Free (ish)
CommuteHell
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Mars
Coffee$2,400
HabitatIncluded*
GroceriesGrown on-site
Gravity3.7 m/s²
O₂$850/mo est.
CommuteAirlock → done
*habitat cost included in ticket price. coffee price assumes 7-month shipping. O₂ cost is speculative.