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Over 1000 Volunteers For 'Suicide' Mission To Mars

Posted by Unknown on from the i-want-out dept.

New submitter thAMESresearcher writes with a few updates on Mars One: "The Dutch company Mars One is organizing a one way mission to Mars 2023. In a press release that came out today, they say they have over a thousand applicants already. In the press release they also mention that they are now a not-for-profit Foundation. It sounds ambitious, but they have a Nobel prize winner, an astronaut, and several people from NASA on their board." The actual selection process starts early next year.

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  1. A Few Minor Problems To Be Solved .... by TechnoGrl · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1. Lack of an actual vehicle to take 10 people let alone 80K people to Mars

    2. Lack of a support infrastructure to support 80K people on Mars

    3. Lack of any actual technology to extract air water and food for 80K people on mars.

    However I am sure that Mr. Musk will have all the above minor nits worked out in the next 11 years by which time he'll be recruiting for the Tau Ceti mission no doubt.

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