Friday, May 17, 2013

78,000 People Apply for One-Way Trip to Mars

By Cary


An exciting project to establish a human colony on Mars has attracted applications from tens of thousands of would-be astronauts, just two weeks after applications opened.[1] So far, over 78,000 people have applied to become one of Mars’ first immigrants

The non-profit organization, named Mar One, set up this mission only use the contemporary technology. However, there is no technology to send the volunteers back to the earth, so this vocation should be the one-way ticket. After that, another difficulty is money. The company decided to change this mission to a media show, people from all over world can see this TV show. For example, when the mission is begin, they need to select a dozen of people to become the volunteers, and then train them several years. For example, The selection show will be reported by different television station through the world, so the Mars one will get money from it, and they can pay for the mission.

You may have a question, does the Mars one need some people have specific skill or education background? But Mars One said it is not looking for applicants with specific skills, such as a science degree, that might be useful during an interplanetary posting. Instead, they are looking for people who “have a deep sense of purpose, willingness to build and maintain healthy relationships, the capacity for self-reflection and ability to trust.”

In my opinion, there are many people dream of going to the Mars for several days. However, if the visitors will not come back, I will think about my family, my friends and so on. I don’t want to go the somewhere that I can not return back to my home. No matter what, there still many people want to immigrate to the Mars. Good luck.



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