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Mars One Has 78,000 Applicants

Posted by Unknown on from the send-me-to-space dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mars One reports that 78,000 people have volunteered for a one-way ticket to Mars. A quick calculation shows that this means people lined up coast-to-coast in a line with only 40cm per person! (As Robert Zubrin already predicted). If you want, you can still go and sign up (or sign up your worst enemy). Or you can just look at some videos of the would-be travelers."

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  1. Re:Bleaker than you think! by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If you read the Mars One, you'll see that they're counting on revenue from a reality program to fund the project.

    Awesome, I've been expecting that sooner or later reality TV would go in the direction of people dying for years now.

    I'm sure the dying moments of these people will make for really awesome ratings.

    What a dumb fscking idea.

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