Junebuggie 942 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 They come from all over the world but these 100,000 people all have one thing in common - they want to give up life on Earth for a one-way ticket to Mars. Dutch company Mars One said that they were flooded with applications from people hoping to be the first to start a colony on the Red Planet.And, oh yeah, it's all going to be filmed for a reality TV show. Mars One said it will select four candidates to make the initial flight to Mars in 2022. They plan to send another four would-be astronauts to Mars a few years later to help populate the new colony.Some of the candidates posted videos to the project's website, but they're not the only ones who have applied, said Bas Lansdorp, Mars One CEO and co-founder."There is also a very large number of people who are still working on their profile, so either they have decided not to pay the application fee, or they are still making their video or they're still filling out the questionnaire or their resume. So the people that you can see online are only the ones that have finished and who have set their profiles as public," Lansdorp said.Lansdorp said applicants are required to pay a small fee to apply. For Americans, it's $38."We wanted it to be high enough for people to have to really think about it and low enough for anyone to be able to afford it," Lansdorp said.The initial mission to Mars is expected to cost around $6 billion, which Mars One says it hopes to raise through sponsors and broadcast rights to their reality show. .http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=elRdaw4AZYM They need a prayer circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimchi 19,921 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Honestly It would be cool to be the first human on mars, but I don't think a reality tv show is the way to go about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethnic Pop 3,166 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 This is different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junebuggie 942 Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 Honestly It would be cool to be the first human on mars, but I don't think a reality tv show is the way to go about it. Not surprised. Reality shows are currently taking over the world as we speak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mglsts 960 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 This sounds like MAJOR scam. Watch them run with the 38$ of thousands of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Chaos 300 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 idk about them, but i could care less about the reality TV show and more about whether or not people can actually live over there on Mars. if it was a reality show though, i think it would be boring af Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huh 12 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Im guessing Keeping up with the Kardashians will have its next season their to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skibop!! 8,585 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 My bro signed up for a free one way ticket to Mars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowinfartbubbles 99 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 This sounds like MAJOR scam. Watch them run with the 38$ of thousands of people. ^^ this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto 1,818 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 By 2022 eh? I see they're trying to avoid what's coming by going to another planet. Guess there's nothing left to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kami_removed Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I would do it tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Anonymous* 120 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I can see myself doing it. How many people can say they went to mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Yagami 4,462 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Dat red landscape tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stop 1,373 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 i was like cool i should apply for fun then i saw "application fee" and "$38" lmfao hell no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japan 324 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Imagine all the liability waivers the selected applicants have to sign... It indeed does sound like a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denizen mars 5,911 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I can see myself doing it. How many people can say they went to mars? 4. It seems most don't think it's reasonable, though- they plan to raise a billion dollars through advertising and donations and such, and the mission proposal itself seems more focused on the reality show aspect rather than the...actually technologically getting them there aspect. Make no mistake, we have the technology to go to Mars now- but they're basically proposing to send people to Mars in an unproven tin can on a shoestring budget for which the capital doesn't exist yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Anonymous* 120 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 4. It seems most don't think it's reasonable, though- they plan to raise a billion dollars through advertising and donations and such, and the mission proposal itself seems more focused on the reality show aspect rather than the...actually technologically getting them there aspect. Make no mistake, we have the technology to go to Mars now- but they're basically proposing to send people to Mars in an unproven tin can on a shoestring budget for which the capital doesn't exist yet. I understand that. My first thought when I read this was "that's gonna be a mighty expensive reality show". But if they could manage to get people up there in something that won't fall apart in the atmosphere it would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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