{"id":4383,"date":"2013-09-09T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2013-09-09T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T16:00:19","slug":"mars-one-says-over-200000-responded-to-call-for-mars-settler-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4383","title":{"rendered":"Mars One says over 200,000 responded to call for Mars settler applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mars One<\/a> project released the following statement today:<\/p>\n

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Over 200,000 apply to first ever recruitment for Mars settlement<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Amersfoort, 9th Sep 2013: The first round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Program has now closed for applications. In the 5 month application period, Mars One received interest from 202,586 people from around the world, wanting to be amongst the first human settlers on Mars.<\/div>\n
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Mars One applicants come from over 140 countries; the largest numbers are from the United States (24%), India (10%), China (6%), Brazil (5%), Great Britain (4%), Canada (4%), Russia (4%), Mexico (4%), Philippines (2%), Spain (2%), Colombia (2%), Argentina (2%), Australia (1%), France (1%), Turkey (1%), Chile (1%), Ukraine (1%), Peru (1%), Germany (1%), Italy (1%) and Poland (1%).<\/p>\n

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From this applicant pool, the Mars One Selection Committee will select prospective Martian settlers in three additional rounds<\/a> spread across two years. By 2015, six-ten teams of four individuals will be selected for seven years of full-time training. In 2023, one of these teams will become the first humans ever to land on Mars and live there for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

Each Round 1 applicant is now being screened by the Selection Committee, which is expected to take several months.\u00a0Candidates selected to pass to the next round will be notified by the end of 2013. The second round of selection will start in early 2014, where the candidates will be interviewed in person by the Mars One Selection Committee.<\/p>\n

Aspiring martians who have missed Round 1 or could not meet the age restriction can join subsequent Astronaut Selection Programs. Mars One will commence regular recruitment programs as the search for follow-up crews continues.<\/p>\n

About Mars One<\/strong>:\u00a0Mars One is a not-for-profit foundation that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. Human settlement on Mars is possible today with existing technologies. Mars One mission plan integrates components that are well tested and readily available from industry leaders worldwide. The first footprint on Mars and lives of the crew thereon will captivate and inspire generations; it is this public interest that will help finance this human mission to Mars. Mars One will select and train the human crew for permanent settlement. The search for Astronauts began in April 2013.\u00a0 www.mars-one.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mars One project released the following statement today: Over 200,000 apply to first ever recruitment for Mars settlement Amersfoort, 9th Sep 2013: The first round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Program has now closed for applications. 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