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First step to colonizing Mars? Dutch company offers one way trip to the Red Planet

Mihai Andrei by Mihai Andrei
January 11, 2013
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If you’re like most people, the possibility of a colony on Mars seems a little far-fetched; but now, a nonprofit Dutch company plans to establish a colony on Mars by 2023 – and they’re looking for volunteers.

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Mars One, as they are called, have already release an advertisement announcing they are searching for pioneers, and while it is extremely hard to fit all the requirements to become a NASA astronaut, Mars One is casting a wider net. The main quality they are looking for is resilience, but volunteers must also exhibit adaptability, curiosity, ability to trust, creativity and resourcefulness. They only ask for three things: over 18 years old, English knowledge, and no pressing matters on Earth – ever; this is a one way trip.

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While the company hasn’t released much details about how this is all going to work, they did set a date for the first launch: 2022, that’s when the first colonists will depart. After a few years, supplies will be sent, and a few years after that, more colonists will arrive on Mars. But how do they plan to pay for all this? Here’s the kicker – reality TV. That’s right, they want to turn the whole thing into a media show.

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The Mars One project is the brainchild of co-founders Bas Lansdorp, an entrepreneur who previously founded the wind energy company Ampyx Power and Arno Wielders, who also works as a payload study manager for the European Space Agency. I’m really curious about how this enterprise will work out, and to be quite honest, a little skeptical. What do you think of this?

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