The Dutch-based
Mars One project - which aims to send people to live on the far-away planet
Mars (knowing they will never return ) - has whittled down its shortlist of
candidates from more than 200k to just 50 men and 50 women, while one third of
them are Americans
Among the array of science fanatics, Trekies, physics
majors, engineers and doctors, there were also a few more surprising choices,
including a singer who was doing a two-man show in New York at the time of his
application for the program; an artist with a fascinating family connection to
NASA; a mechanic from a remote part of Utah, and an aspiring novelist.
Andrew Tunks , 28, works in health care technology
and in his free time is writing a novel. His goal in life is to reduce
suffering in the world; Carmen Paul , 32, serves in the National Guard and is
an avid techie.
From this shortlist, a final crew of four will eventually
be sent to Mars, scheduled to arrive in 2025 following a grueling seven-month
journey from Earth..
Among the 100 prospective Mars colonists, which hail from
40 countries, there are 33 US residents ranging in age from 19 to 60.
The American hopefuls come from all walks of life,
including PhD students, engineers, artists, medical doctors, and even a singer
and a workout trainer.
Out of the 33 men and women vying for the honors of
traveling to Mars, half a dozen are over the age of 50, including a married
father of five.
Ryan Macdonald (left) a physics student at Oxford University
said: 'The most important thing to do in life is to leave a legacy. A lot of
people do that by having a child...for me this would be my legacy.' Claire
Weedon (right) is the only Briton who doesn’t work in science and is a
self-confessed adrenaline junkie
Source: UK Daily Mail
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