Indians second only to Americans in Mars queue - Times of India

Srinivas Laxman, TNN Sep 10, 2013, 02.24AM IST (Mars-One saw interest from…) UMBAI: India ranks number two globally after the US with regards to the number of people who have shown a keen interest in settling down in the red planet, according to final data released on Monday by Mars-One, a Netherlands-based not-for-profit organization which aims to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. The number of applicants from the US is 47,654, its share being 24%. India follows with 20,747, its share being 10%; and China is number three with 13,176 applicants. Spokesperson of Mars-One, Aashima Dogra, told TOI that the number of Indian applicants shot up towards the end of the five-month application programme. "Hopefully, we will see an Indian in the final four flying to Mars in 2022,'' she added. The first round of the selection program has now closed for applications. Mars-One saw interest from 202,586 people from over 140 countries. From this pool, the selection committee will select prospective Martian settlers in three additional rounds spread across two years. By 2015, six-ten teams of four individuals will be selected for seven years of full-time training. In 2023, one of these teams will become the first humans ever to land on Mars and live there for the rest of their lives. Aspiring Martians who have missed round one or could not meet the age restriction can join subsequent selection programs. via Science - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHC6Dv5pu88oZ3htgt87jWBNIU8xA&url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-10/india/41935796_1_mars-one-aashima-dogra-martian

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