Final Mars One Numbers Are In, Over 200,000 People Applied

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Final Mars One Numbers Are In, Over 200,000 People Applied

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 9, 2013 @06:54AM from the go-to-mars dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The first round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Program has now closed for applications. In the 5 month application period, Mars One received interest from 202,586 people from around the world, wanting to be amongst the first human settlers on Mars."

11 of 176 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

I would have... by ackthpt · 2013-09-09 06:56 · Score: 3, Funny

But there's no beer on Mars.

--

A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
1. Re:I would have... by BasilBrush · 2013-09-09 07:00 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  But plenty of nougat, caramel and chocolate.
2. Re:I would have... by TWiTfan · 2013-09-09 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Well, at least the hard part is over now. Now all we have to do is build a rocket and living quarters to get there and stay.
  
  --
  The cow says "Moo." The dog says "Woof." The Timothy says "Thanks, valued customer. We appreciate your input."
coincidentally by bitt3n · 2013-09-09 06:56 · Score: 4, Funny

all of them are mothers-in-law.

--
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
1. Re:coincidentally by Longjmp · 2013-09-09 07:05 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Not all, the rest are telephone sanitizers.
  
  --
  There are fewer illiterates than people who can't read.
Futile by HyperQuantum · 2013-09-09 07:24 · Score: 2, Funny

So... they think they can escape the divine judgment by running away to Mars...
Really pointless, as they will find out.

--
I am not really here right now.
Hardly enough enough bodies . . . by StefanJ · 2013-09-09 07:32 · Score: 4, Funny

. . . to fertilize King Barsoom II's lawn and flower gardens! MARS NEEDS MULCH!
But seriously: Initial training for the would-be colonists will consist of living for five years in trailer homes buried beneath the soil of Antarctica's "dry deserts." People who can't cope with the psychological pressure, or who are judged insufficiently entertaining by the casting group of the MARS LIVE! production company and its advertisers and charter sponsors, will be summarily kicked off of the program. (They will receive copies of the home game, which consists of a refrigerator box equipped with fake controls and a framed color print of a Mars probe landing site.)
Re:Great, now examine them... by spleendamage · 2013-09-09 07:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Just find someone who is addicted to single-player turn-based strategy computer games. They'd complain about the trip being too short.
Like ... my friend, not me.
Re:Of course the application wasn't free by hedwards · 2013-09-09 07:47 · Score: 4, Funny

I doubt they turned a profit on that. $35 probably barely covered the cost of reviewing the application.
Re:Of course the application wasn't free by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · 2013-09-09 07:48 · Score: 4, Funny

No, too original. Needs a tie in to an exsiting franchise.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 4: Stars on Mars

--
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
Re:Great, now examine them... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-09 08:05 · Score: 5, Funny

Six dollars of game, $400 of laptop, and a couple spare solar fins on the ship to keep the battery charged.
Day 422: I seem to be the only Mars One colonist to notice that we have actually landed on Mars. I found one of the old Mars Rovers and have taken to behaving as if it was a stubborn pet dog to stay sane. While my garden is growing almost as well as the test garden did on earth, I have no idea where the other colonists manage to keep finding the Mountain Dew and beef jerky that provides their sustenance.