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[TD][h2]Wanted: Mars Colonists to Explore Red Planet[/h2][B]If you think you have the right stuff to help colonize Mars,
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[TD]If you think you have the right stuff to help colonize Mars, you'll soon get your chance to prove it.
The Netherlands-based nonprofit Mars One, which hopes to put the first boots on the Red Planet in 2023, released its basic astronaut requirements today (Jan. 8), setting the stage for a televised global selection process that will begin later this year.
Mars One isn't zeroing in on scientists or former fighter pilots; anyone who is at least 18 years old can apply to become a Mars colony pioneer. The most important criteria, officials say, are intelligence, good mental and physical health and dedication to the project, as astronauts will undergo eight years of training before launch.
"Gone are the days when bravery and the number of hours flying a supersonic jet were the top criteria," Norbert Kraft, Mars One's chief medical director and a former NASA researcher, said in a statement. "Now, we are more concerned with how well each astronaut works and lives with the others, in the long journey from Earth to Mars and for a lifetime of challenges ahead."
Mars One plans to launch a series of robotic cargo missions between 2016 and 2021, which will build a habitable Red Planet outpost ahead of the arrival of the first four colonists in 2023. More settlers will arrive every two years after that. There are no plans to return the pioneers to Earth. [Mars One: 'Big Brother' on Mars? (Video)]
The organization will fund most of its ambitious activities by staging a global reality-TV event that follows the colonization effort from astronaut selection through the settlers' first years on Mars.
Mars One, which transitioned from a private company to a nonprofit late last year, has already received a number of inquiries from prospective colonists, officials said.
"Well before the official Astronaut Selection Program, we received more than 1,000 emails from individuals who desire to go to Mars," Suzanne Flinkenflögel, Mars One's communications director, said in a statement. "We are working hard to launch our selection campaign as soon as possible, to open the doors to everyone who aspires to do something tremendous in their lifetime."
Final astronaut candidates will be selected after review by Mars One experts and a global TV event. Those chosen will be employed by Mars One during their Earth-based training and for the length of their time on the Red Planet, officials said.[/TD]
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[TD][h2]Mars One Issues Requirements For 2013 Astronaut Selection[/h2]
AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS, 08 JANUARY 2013 – Mars One, a not-for-profit organization which plans to establish a human settlement on Mars in 2023, today issued the base requirements for its pending Astronaut Selection Program. This establishes the first step toward the global selection process which will commence in the first half of 2013.
Unique to all other space exploration endeavors before it, Mars One is opening the astronaut program to anyone on planet Earth that meets the base criteria. It is not necessary to have military training nor experience in flying aircraft nor even a science degree. It is most important that each applicant be intelligent, in good mental and physical health, and be willing to dedicate eight years to training and learning before making the journey to his or her new home on Mars.
Norbert Kraft, former Sr. Research Associate at NASA and Chief Medical Director for Mars One states, “In my former work with NASA we established strict criteria for the selection and training of astronauts on long duration space flights. Gone are the days when bravery and the number of hours flying a supersonic jet were the top criteria. Now, we are more concerned with how well each astronaut works and lives with the others, in the long journey from Earth to Mars and for a lifetime of challenges ahead. Psychological stability, the ability to be at your best when things are at their worst is what Mars One is looking for. If you are the kind of person that everyone chooses to have on their island, then we want you to apply too.”
Applicants need to be at least 18 years of age, have a deep sense of purpose, willingness to build and maintain healthy relationships, the capacity for self-reflection and ability to trust. They must be resilient, adaptable, curious, creative and resourceful. Mars One is not seeking specific skill sets such as medical doctors, pilots or geologists. Rather, candidates will receive a minimum of eight years extensive training while employed by Mars One. While any formal education or real-world experience can be an asset, all skills required on Mars will be learned while in training.
Suzanne Flinkenflögel, Director of Communications at Mars One offers, “Well before the official Astronaut Selection Program, we received more than one thousand emails from individuals who desire to go to Mars. While they may not yet realize the incredible challenges that lay ahead, this show of support for a global selection campaign is so important to us. We are working hard to launch our selection campaign as soon as possible, to open the doors to everyone who aspires to do something tremendous in their lifetime."
The Mars One Foundation will employ the astronauts during their Earth-based training and life on Mars and will be the manager of the simulation bases on Earth and the human settlement on Mars. Eight robotic cargo missions (2016-2021) will establish a habitable settlement which will welcome the humans upon their arrival to Mars. The final Astronaut candidates will be selected from the global applications through a combination of critical review by Mars One experts and a global, televised program which ultimately selects which set of four astronauts from those assembled will be the first to go to Mars.
To learn more about the selection criteria, visit [URL]www.thenextgiantleap.com[/URL].
Source: [url]http://mars-one.com/en/mars-one-news/press-releases/11-news/364-mars-one-issues-requirements-for-2013-astronaut-selection[/url][/TD]
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I'll do it.
If they're gonna be stuck on Mars, you're going to have to be very, [i]very[/i] careful about who you send.
[QUOTE=duno;39162040]I'll do it.[/QUOTE]
You could sure use the 10 dollars
I won't have to live on this planet anymore.
I'll go!
Sign me up!
i'd do it for real
Im starting aerospace engineering and astrophysics next year for college. Sign me up.
it's a one way trip btw.
so you stay till you die.
Its just a gimmick that isn't actually going anywhere.
Needless to say I fully support their endeavours and will be filling and application anyway :v:
[editline]10th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Silentfood;39162187]it's a one way trip btw.
so you stay till you die.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure hypothetically that they could design a craft that is capable of a mars return trip in the decades you will be spending there so you could retire back on earth.
No guaranty.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;39162202]Its just a gimmick that isn't actually going anywhere.
Needless to say I fully support their endeavours and will be filling and application anyway :v:
[editline]10th January 2013[/editline]
I'm sure hypothetically that they could design a craft that is capable of a mars return trip in the decades you will be spending there so you could retire back on earth.
No guaranty.[/QUOTE]
The problem is the major physiological change of the human body. While we get used to the mars gravity and atmosphere, they predict after a very prolong period of time, if we come back we can't get used to earth's gravity again.
As much as I'd love the idea of going if it's only a one way trip I'm definitely out. For one I'd definitely miss Earth, and second I imagine I'll be of more use to the human species here on Earth when I finish my degree and actually start out on my scientific career than I would be on Mars.
[QUOTE=The Rifleman;39162254]The problem is the major physiological change of the human body. While we get used to the mars gravity and atmosphere, they predict after a very prolong period of time, if we come back we can't get used to earth's gravity again.[/QUOTE]
There is that. But the research into gravitational biology for this kind of operation is really limited. I mean we're not even sure if its actually physically possible to survive indefinitely, especially considering all the other potential problems such as radiation.
As long as i can play "Surfin Bird" 24-7 on the planet.
I'd sign up if I didn't already have plans and commitments.
EDIT: Also, this is gonna be one helluva challenge to pull off.
i would seriously do this
where do i sign up
as long as i get a computer with solar charger or something
(don't need internet connection steam off-line and all that)
[QUOTE=_Maverick_;39162401]i would seriously do this
where do i sign up
as long as i get a computer with solar charger or something
(don't need internet connection steam off-line and all that)[/QUOTE]
Except download speed would be something like 1mb/hour and that bandwidth would likely be reserved for official use only.
For some reason I get the feeling this will end up like one of the Fallout vaults where everyone goes crazy and kills eachother, or becomes extremely paranoid and all that such and such. Or have I been playing too much video games?
[QUOTE=Camundongo;39162055]If they're gonna be stuck on Mars, you're going to have to be very, [i]very[/i] careful about who you send.[/QUOTE]
The Biosphere 2 is [I]the[/I] prime example of this.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;39162428]Except download speed would be something like 1mb/hour and that bandwidth would likely be reserved for official use only.[/QUOTE]
According to the FAQ:
[quote] As communication signals travel at the speed of light, this means that it can take between 3 and 22 minutes for the information to reach the other end. A phone call would not be practical, but there would be no limitations to email, texting or 'WhatsApping' with the Mars residents. It'll just take at least 6 minutes for you to get your reply. Both voicemail and video messages are also easily workable options.
The astronauts can use the Internet, but can only surf 'real time' on a number of websites that are downloaded from Earth on the Mars habitat webserver. Every astronauts will have access to his favorite websites that way. Other websites will be very impractical because of the delay.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Kuyler;39162170]i'd do it for real[/QUOTE]
no me first!
but really I'd be cool to explore another planet in person, not just with rovers.
I tried landing on Mun once, i am fully competent for this job.
[QUOTE=Niklas;39162459]I tried landing on Mun once, i am fully competent for this job.[/QUOTE]
That was my first reaction
hay i can play kerbal where do i sign
[QUOTE=NoDachi;39162465]That was my first reaction
hay i can play kerbal where do i sign[/QUOTE]
"Do you have much experience in space travel prior to this mission? This will be a very long trip."
"yeah I played ksp once"
I'd love to do something like this, if it wasn't for the no possibility for a return trip at this time. I don't think I would be able to take it after 5 or so years. Cooked up in a tiny place with so little to do to entertain myself aside from scientific work... Seems like it would wear off for everyone after a while, honestly.
I'd sign up, but I'm no way in hall astronaut material.
[QUOTE=Camundongo;39162055]If they're gonna be stuck on Mars, you're going to have to be very, [i]very[/i] careful about who you send.[/QUOTE]
They'll break everything and blame it on you for partying, and sending everyone to Mars Hell by breaking out to the atmosphere.
this hell planet has nothing for me, sign me up!!!!!!!!!1111111111111
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