Mars One is seeking colonists to land on the Red Planet in 2023 (Image credit: Mars One/Youtube)
That's what Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp is proposing, though. He wants to land a group of adventurous pioneers on the Red Planet starting in 2023, but he wants to make it abundantly clear to anyone wishing to join that the trip would be a one-way ticket only.
This isn't callous abandonment on his part, though. It's due to the limits on technology.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/wanted-people-willing-die-mars-190400251.html
"The technology to get humans to Mars and keep them alive there exists," Bas Lansdorp told CBC Radio host Brent Bambury in an interview on Friday.
"The technology to bring humans from Mars back to Earth simply does not exist yet."
The project group is already working on securing partners for the mission, to get funding and to produce the spacecrafts, rovers and life-support systems, and they are now searching for those people who would be willing to make the trip.
Anyone can apply, but they do have some requirements:
Applicants need to be at least 18 years of age, have a deep sense of purpose, willingness to build and maintain healthy relationships, the capacity for self-reflection and ability to trust. They must be resilient, adaptable, curious, creative and resourceful. Mars One is not seeking specific skill sets such as medical doctors, pilots or geologists. Rather, candidates will receive a minimum of eight years extensive training while employed by Mars One. While any formal education or real-world experience can be an asset, all skills required on Mars will be learned while in training.
If, after reading the requirements, and giving serious consideration to the fact that you will live out the rest of your life on a barren, inhospitable world, you still want to go, Mars One will start accepting applications sometime soon.
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So... are those round things outhouses?
it's seems that way ... ;)
some will wait for stargate, some will wait to ascend, and some will experience the journey first hand ... with this rate this planet may become similar to Mars - who knows ... but to be able to go to space and see it for yourself to step on the other planet rather then Earth ... it's worth the risk to some .... and it's takes a huge amount of courage to do that ... then just talk about it.
I'd like to be a fly on the wall in one of those Mars huts-that's going to be rough to say the least! Mars gravity is only about 7% that of earth so expect aches and pains similar to the astronauts in the space station-then there's water-supposedly there's ice there but limited so it will have to be completely recycled-the soil may be able to sustain crops but they will not be very nutritious-and then there's boredom and infighting-don't forget the planet sized sandstorms!-I hope I ascend by that time so I can take one of the 4d tubes to go and spy on them
i guess every planet has its challenges ... and its not for every one it seems, take the first explorers on this planet, it didn't stop them to venture out of they comfort zone and now we are all reading about them in the history books ... ;)
:D you can die there?
What a better place than mars!
yeap ... mortality does that to you ... when death is inevitable ... and it can happen anywhere ... here or there ... ;)
I wonder if I would qualify?
based on this: http://mars-one.com/en/faq-en/21-faq-selection/241-can-i-apply-to-b... ... there is not much requirements ... ;) and they will train for 8 years everything that one's needs to know .... ;)
ok ...;) but now there is a possibility for the 'common' people to do that too ... which makes it a bit different.
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