Reality show seeks one-way travelers for Mars mission

The makers of a Dutch reality show are accepting applications for a one-way trip to Mars. The main requirements are strong health, good people and survival skills, being 18 or older, and having a reasonable grasp of the English language, The Telegraph reports. The non-profit company, called Mars One, aims to land its first four astronauts in 2023 for a televised reality show that would follow the exploits of the first humans to attempt to establish a colony on Mars. A range of potential pitfalls might prevent the project from becoming a reality, including the inability to return to Earth, the small living quarters and the lack of food and water on Mars. Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp told a New York press conference on Monday that organisers had received 10,000 messages from prospective applicants in more than 100 different countries in the past year. In all Mars One is seeking six groups of four people each. A new quartet would make the seven-month journey every two years after the first crew departs in 2022. The overall cost for the first manned mission is about $6 billion, he said. - It sounds like a lot of money. And actually it is a lot of money. But imagine what will happen when the first people land on Mars. Literally everybody on the globe will want to see it - Mr. Lansdorp said.

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