The Dutch company Mars One has selected 100 candidates who will compete for a one-way ticket to the Red Planet.
The 50 men and 50 women were narrowed down from a pool of more than 200,000 applicants, the company said in a news release Monday.
The lucky 100 will be further winnowed down to only 24 though a reality TV-style competition, which could be aired internationally.
Candidates in this round "will participate in group challenges that demonstrate their suitability to become one of the first humans on Mars, and will be interviewed," according to the company's site.
"Being one of the best individual candidates does not...
The 50 men and 50 women were narrowed down from a pool of more than 200,000 applicants, the company said in a news release Monday.
The lucky 100 will be further winnowed down to only 24 though a reality TV-style competition, which could be aired internationally.
Candidates in this round "will participate in group challenges that demonstrate their suitability to become one of the first humans on Mars, and will be interviewed," according to the company's site.
"Being one of the best individual candidates does not...
- 2/17/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- People.com - TV Watch
The Dutch company Mars One has selected 100 candidates who will compete for a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. The 50 men and 50 women were narrowed down from a pool of more than 200,000 applicants, the company said in a news release Monday. The lucky 100 will be further winnowed down to only 24 though a reality TV-style competition, which could be aired internationally. Candidates in this round "will participate in group challenges that demonstrate their suitability to become one of the first humans on Mars, and will be interviewed," according to the company's site. "Being one of the best individual candidates does not...
- 2/17/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
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