Sunday, August 18, 2013

1,800 Indians queue up for one-way trip to Mars

MUMBAI: Nearly 1,800 Indians want to settle down on the Red Planet permanently and several of them are from Bangalore, according to Aashima Dogra, spokesperson of the Netherlands-based Mars One, which is planning a one-way human mission to Mars in 2022 . The number of Indians expressing a desire to make Mars their permanent home is rapidly increasing Mars One, founded in 2011, is a not-for-profit organization which aims to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. It intends to fund the endeavour by televising every aspect of the mission, from launch to landing to living on Mars. The team of settlers will be selected from applicants registered on the company's website, and a $7 fee is the only investment involved as of now.



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