Turk Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Jacqueline Storey, a press officer at the National Maritime Museum, poses for a photograph in front of images of Mars generated by NASA's Curiosity Rover at their new Visions of the Universe exhibition, in Greenwich, London June 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning (Reuters) - A mission to put humans on Mars that drew 200,000 applicants has selected more than a thousand candidates who will now be tested to come up with a final list of 24 would-be Mars-dwellers. Mars One was set up in 2011 by two Dutch men with the goal of establishing permanent human life on Mars in 2025. They hope the project will be funded by investors and the rights from the documentary-cum-reality TV broadcasting of the tests, training and final selection. The 1,058 candidates who got through to the first round come from all over the world. By far the largest number - 297 - are American, followed by 75 Canadians and 62 Indians. They must now undergo rigorous tests, including simulations of life on Mars and coping with isolation, co-founder Bas Lansdorp said. "The challenge with 200,000 applicants is separating those who we feel are physically and mentally adept to become human ambassadors on Mars from those who are obviously taking the mission much less seriously," Lansdorp said. (Reporting by Sara Webb; Editing by Larry King) http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/us-mars-humans-idUSBREA010N620140102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) a guy from my city has made this short list... wonder if he told his wife and kids yet...edit...you gotta be serious about this mission there ain't no return ticket.... or in another language....just plain stupido Edited January 3, 2014 by dMog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) . Edited April 28, 2019 by CODYQX4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 puplicity stunt to try and get a reality show that will NEVER attempt to send even an un manned rocket to mars least of all a 100 people or more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 I wish I could be there one day, too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) @dMog you're right about being unintelligent going there. There are no toys there, just dust and rocks. :yes:About the "documentary-cum-reality TV broadcasting of the tests, training and final selection", it's a porn reality tv show. The title says it all. :lmao:cum1ko͝om,kəm/preposition1.combined with; also used as (used to describe things with a dual nature or function). Cum is a vulgar slang word for the liquid that comes out of the penis during ejaculation. Edited January 7, 2014 by nIGHT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn_andre Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 There are so Many What If's in this Project that Could happen in the Long Run... Human Behavior is So freaking Unpredictable that i dare go out on a limb and say that so many things could go Wrong ???? But I stand Corrected ... But we should all Note that When So Many people (24) from Different Back grounds are kept in a Closed Knit Environment for a long period of time, Two Things could happen - Implosion or Explosion !!! Cheers Guys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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