Finalists chosen for chance to die on Mars

A group called Mars One, is planning on sending humans on a one-way trip to Mars. Out of 200,000 applicants, 100 final candidates were selected and will go on further testing continuing throughout the year where they expect to hold team-building exercises, following with isolation. Ultimately, 24 will be elected to make up six crews of four, who will be launched to the Red Planet by Mars One, every two years from 2024, with the goal of starting a colony there. The Dutch non-profit intends to use current technology to carry out the mission. However, the planet has always been a tough aim for investigation, consisting of only half of all unmanned missions accomplishing. The journey itself is expected to take around seven months. A recent study stated that the first explorers who succeed in landing, using existing technology would likely survive just 68 days.


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