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A Mars One Finalist Speaks Out On the "Dangerously Flawed" Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the on-second-thought dept.

superboj writes Dr Joseph Roche is one of the finalists to go on Mars One's much-hyped mission to the Red Planet. And yet he says he's never had an in-person interview, had to organize his own physical exam, was only tested on prepared questions, and is being encouraged to give more and more money to the group. That's why he's decided to quit.

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  1. Re:It's NOT a scam, it's a semi-brilliant plan by onkelonkel · · Score: 3, Informative

    Cyril Kornbluth wrote the idea in a story called "The Marching Morons" back in 1950. Doug Adams did something similar many years later.

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