Over 8000 Indians ready to settle down on Mars! - Daily Bhaskar

Chennai: Over 8,000 Indians from across the country have registered so far for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red planet as the deadline for registration nears. 'Mars One' project is planning to establish a colony there. The not-for-profit foundation came up with an idea of establishing a colony on the surface of Mars in year 2023. The mission plans consists of cargo missions and unmanned preparation of a habitable settlement, followed by human landings. In the coming years, a demonstration mission, communication satellites, two rovers and several cargo missions will be sent to Mars. These missions will set up the outpost where the human crew will live and work. India stands fourth among other countries of the world with 8,107 applicants, as on August 27. The top ten countries to enroll are the USA (37,852), China (13,124), Brazil (8,686), India (8,107), Russia (7,138), Britain (6,999), Mexico (6,771), Canada (6,593), Spain (3,621) and Philippines (3,516) as on August 22, Aashima Dogra of 'Mars One' said. With August 31 this year being the last date for registering, 'Mars One' has already received interest from more than 1,65,000 people hoping to be the first humans on Mars. "The Mars One Application Program is turning out to be the most desired job vacancy in the world. People from over 140 countries are looking towards the final frontier and envisioning their life on another planet," she said. Mars One believes that human settlement on the red planet was possible with existing technologies and it plans to integrate components that are well tested and readily available from industry leaders worldwide. "The first footprint on Mars and lives of the crew thereon will captivate and inspire generations; it is this public interest that will help finance this human mission to Mars," she said. The mission plan consists of cargo missions and unmanned preparation of a habitable settlement, followed by human landings. This selection program is open for applicants who are 18 years or older, from any corner of the world.  The qualifications asked are some basic qualities like ability to trust, creativity, adaptability, curiosity and resiliency. The group will use normal medical and physiological health standards for selection. The selection and training the human crew for permanent settlement has already commenced. "The search for Astronauts began in April 2013. More than 78,000 registered for the selection programme within two weeks of its launch." Mars One is a Dutch non-for-profit foundation. It is the mother company of Interplanetary Media Group, which enables the foundation to secure funds from its investors. Bas Lansdorp, CEO and co-founder of Mars One said, "The cultural diversity of Mars One applicants reflects the international nature of this project and ultimately makes it humanity's mission to Mars." (With PTI inputs) [Image source: mars-one.com] [Image source: mars-one.com] [Image source: mars-one.com] [Image source: mars-one.com] [Image source: mars-one.com] via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFI6iwlnGjaUK6DY8eXAUwqvKGY5A&url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-mars-one-as-registration-deadline-nears-over-8000-indians-registered-for-one-way-4362269-PHO.html

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