Already 20,000 people have applied to fly to Mars and stay there forever as colonizers

For the first three days of receiving project applications «Mars One» has received a tremendous amount of offers - 20 000 people have expressed their willingness to go to Mars to stay there forever. 600 proposals were received from China.





As part of the project Dutch Space planned to send four people to Mars by 2023 the ninth year. Acceptance of applications began last week. Project co-founder Bas Lendsorp hopes to eventually get the 000 to 500 million applications. To participate in the project provided an entrance fee, the amount of which varies depending on the country and per capita GDP.





As a result of the selection will be short-listed, which will be presented from 24 to 40 qualified candidates. The final decision on the composition of the expedition will be by audience voting.





via factroom.ru