One Way Trip to Mars Proposed by Mars One Attracts 78,000 Applicants in Two Weeks
Mars is proving to be the most popular destination. The campaign of Mars On e to invite applications for volunteers to travel to the red planet on the maiden flight has received overwhelming response. 78,000 applications have poured in from over 120 countries in just two weeks. The window for application will be open till August 31 and Mars One is looking forward to receive half a million applications. Every applicant is expected to upload a one minute video explaining his or her reasons for wanting to go to Mars. They hope to select the best four candidates for the historic journey which is planned for September 2022. CEO of Mars One Believes Mission Represents Entire Humanity The awareness about the project seems to be the highest in US as the greatest number of applicants were Americans. China was second in terms of number of applicants. It was followed by UK, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Argentina and India Bas Lansdorp, Co-Founder and CEO of Mars ...