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Mission Control · 2026
Mars Colony
Financial Planner
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
Years to launch
Launch year
Your age on Mars
Total contributed
Interest earned
Cost per day saved
04 // pre-launch checklist
0%
SAVING 25% 50% — HALFWAY 75% 🚀 LAUNCH
survival probability (humorous estimate)
calculating...
// mission log
[INIT]Awaiting colonist parameters...
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COLONIST APPROVED
COLONY-ID-XXXX
// earth vs mars — reality check
🌍
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.

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