Mars one is looking to recruit people
to be sent to Mars in order to set up a human colony, according to the company’s
website the aim is to send 4 astronauts in 2023 and then 4 astronauts every 2
years after that, successful applicants need to take eight years of training
before their launch. The colony budget is £4billion and the project is to be
funded through sponsors and private investors.
The candidates must be
intelligent, creative, psychologically stable and physically healthy, so if you
think you meet the requirements and you want to become an astronaut you might
want to apply, but there is one more thing, this is a one-way trip as the
company claims once on Mars, there is no means to return to Earth. Mars is
home. Still want to apply?
Well, you might think not many
people are willing to live on Mars for the rest of their lives, I thought so
too, but according to the Daily Mail the venture has attracted 78,000
applications from more than 120 countries (3,500 Britons).
Mars One CEO and co-founder Bas
Lansdorp said in a statement: "With 78,000 applications in two weeks, this
is turning out to be the most desired job in history."
I wonder if people want to leave
earth due to the global financial crisis or if they are just looking for fame
as it will be filmed for a reality TV show, I guess living in an uninhabited
planet under constant danger forever will be the price of fame.
