Posted Feb 28, 2013 | Original Source: Space.com

Yesterday, billionaire Dennis Tito (known for being the first ever space tourist) announced plans to send one man and one woman (preferably married) to Mars in 2018 via his Inspiration Mars Foundation. It would be a fly-by and return mission, not a landing, and his choice of a married man and woman boils down to the fact that he wants both sexes to represent humanity on this important mission, plus it’s a rather looooong trip to Mars, and, um, well, you figure it out…