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Showing Original Post only (View all)78,000 apply for one-way mission to Mars [View all]
The number of applicants who want to take part in the Mars One project has almost reached 80,000.
Mars One, a Dutch companys project that aims to fly four people to the red Planet every two years, starting in April 2023 has reportedly received more than 78 000 entries since it announced the mission, reports nbcnewyork.com.
According to time.com, the company is expecting 500,000 applicants by the time applications close on August 31.
Entries have been received from 120 countries across the world including South Africa.
http://www.thenewage.co.za/95497-1021-53-78000_apply_for_oneway_mission_to_Mars
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Hell really IS other people… Imagine being stuck on another planet with them. nt
MrScorpio
May 2013
#4
It could very well play out that way, but nothing worth having is easy or convenient...
dogknob
May 2013
#8
Mandatory in-flight reading will be "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch".
Fire Walk With Me
May 2013
#7
Anyone who has ever eaten brussel sprouts has a good reason to leave this planet. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2013
#24
Even Dick Cheney squirms at the thought of feeding others brussels sprouts. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2013
#52
And anyone who has had to endure the gas of anyone who has eaten brussels sprouts
Jamastiene
May 2013
#55
There can be many motivations...one being motivated for the possibility of one's life...
yawnmaster
May 2013
#40
I think there will be some psychological screening going on during the selection process.
randome
May 2013
#14
"The way the population is being chosen seems almost designed, in advance, to have negative results"
lumberjack_jeff
May 2013
#21
Will the accomodations on Mars have mini-bars and spas? Frequent flyer miles?
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2013
#13
Then LIFE itself is a suicide mission! They will be building and living out the rest of their...
yawnmaster
May 2013
#41
They are not terra-forming Mars. They are creating livable areas, most likely underground...
yawnmaster
May 2013
#42