Mars One

Krisali

Krisali

Krisali

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http://applicants.mars-one.com/

Over 200k applicants so far for a one way trip to Mars. Successful candidates will train together in teams of four for seven years. The actual trip will take around 7 months departing in 2023. The twist is that the whole thing will be screened in some sort of mega reality show broadcast around the world. Sounds like fiction right??!

Who would have the balls to do such a thing? Can't imagine much of an existence awaits them. What happens if they go crazy and turn off the cameras? There isn't much they can do about it!

I know one thing if and when this finally happens I will be glued to it
 
Funny you mention tht, Bas Landsorp is the guy behind this and was also the brainchild for Big Brother
 
Hyburnate said:
I thought it was impossible that there is to be any life on Mars?!? Hence the launch of Kepler to find somewhere life could exist :s
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Yes it is highly unlikely there is life on mars. There are however large amounts of methane that might hint at some sort of underground biological activity, but this is a long shot.

That isn't the purpose of mars one though. They are trying to establish a permanent colony. I'd imagine dependent on how this goes there will be subsequent trips where they will ferry more equipment etc.
 
The comparison with Big Brother is coincidental. The contestants for this will need to train for seven years including regular periods of isolation. They will need to be able to carry out construction, grow crops, electrical and equipment repairs etc. They will also conduct research on things like geology. They won't let just any idiot make the trip, I should imagine the selection criteria will be very harsh
 
The plan is to continually expand the colony and there is speculation about making tunnels/caves/domes from Martian soil that might be able to hold an atmosphere. Eventually, they plan to try and grow trees and I would imagine somewhere down the line full terraforming (if this is even possible).

Initially each member will have around 50m3 of space so claustrophobes need not apply!

I agree with the comments about exploration, the only comparison that is remotely close is the puritans setting off for the New World in 1620.

As for myself I find it fascinating but I know I wouldn't pass selection so there is no point applying. The finality of it puts me off too
 
Rozzy85 said:
The ones who are chosen to go will have to be strong minded and fully understand what they're letting themselves in for and what will be coming. They'll know before they go that they'll be living alone on a desolate planet for the rest of their lives with no prospect of returning. The people who would go nuts when they finally realized what they let themselves in for won't be going.
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Yes it will take a very specific personality to go through with this. Fascinating stuff!
 
Yup, nothing to do with NASA at all :D

Space exploration seems to be increasingly going the way of private corporations rather than countries and their respective space programmes. Just look at all the companies created around asteroid mining
 
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