A Trip to Mars

NASA was interviewing professionals they were figuring 
on sending to Mars. The touchy part was that only one 
guy could go and it would be a one way trip, the guy not 
ever returning to Earth.

The interviewer asked the first applicant, an engineer, 
how much he wanted to be paid for going.

"One million dollars," the engineer answered. "And I want 
to donate it all to my alma mater--Rice University."

The next applicant was a doctor, and the interviewer asked 
him the same question.

"Two millions dollars," the doctor said. "I want to give a 
million to my family and leave the other million for the 
advancement of medical research."

The last applicant was a lawyer. When asked how much money he 
wanted, he whispered in the interviewer's ear, "Three million
dollars."

"Why so much more than the others?" the interviewer asked.

The lawyer replied, "You give me three million, I'll give 
you one million, I'll keep a million, and we'll send the 
engineer."