So I got on the internet just a little while ago and low and behold right there on the msn feed is a bit on mars. The title read "Mission shortlists 1,000 candidates for life on Mars." Did I hear that right? Have we as humans come so far along in the technological world that we are finally talking colonization of another planet! I have always dreamed that I would live to see this kind of thing happen in my life time. Anyway on to the article. So long story short, Mars one was set up in 2011 by these two Dutch guys that want to establish permanent human life on Mars by the year 2025. The application process has already begun and there were 200,000 applicants that responded. The end number of people they are looking to go on the trip is 24 so they still have quite a long way to go seeing as they have only narrowed down there search to 1,058 people. The people were chose from all over the world but the highest numbers of people include: 297 Americans, 75 Canadians, and 62 Indians. These people will be put through rigorous testing such as simulated life on Mars and isolation tests. God, how cool would that be to get to go to mars!! Here is the link:
Mars Mission
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