{"id":9930,"date":"2015-02-16T01:24:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T06:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9930"},"modified":"2015-02-16T01:24:13","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T06:24:13","slug":"mars-one-announces-round-three-astronaut-candidates-the-mars-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9930","title":{"rendered":"Mars One announces round three astronaut candidates &#8211; The Mars 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mars One reduces their candidate settlers to 100:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mars-one.com\/news\/press-releases\/the-mars-100-mars-one-announces-round-three-astronaut-candidates\" target=\"_d\">The Mars 100: Mars One Announces Round Three Astronaut Candidates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxS7dCMBvSI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amersfoort, 16th February 2015<\/strong> &#8211; From the initial 202,586 applicants, only 100 hopefuls have been selected to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. These candidates are one step closer to becoming the first humans on Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe large cut in candidates is an important step towards finding out who has the right stuff to go to Mars,\u201d said Bas Lansdorp, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Mars One. \u201cThese aspiring martians provide the world with a glimpse into who the modern day explorers will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Mars 100 Round Three candidates were selected from a pool of 660 candidates after participating in personal online interviews with Norbert Kraft, M.D., Chief Medical Officer. During the interviews the candidates had a chance to show their understanding of the risks involved, team spirit and their motivation to be part of this life changing expedition.\u00a0\u201cWe were impressed with how many strong candidates participated in the interview round, which made it a very difficult selection\u201d said\u00a0Dr. Norbert Kraft.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are the Mars 100 Round Three candidates?<\/strong> There are 50 men and 50 women who successfully passed the second round. The candidates come from all around the world, namely 39 from the Americas, 31 from Europe, 16 from Asia, 7 from Africa, and 7 from Oceania. The complete list of Mars One candidates can be found here: Mars One Round Three Candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What further challenges will these candidates face?<\/strong> The following selection rounds will focus on composing teams that can endure all the hardships of a permanent settlement on Mars. The candidates will receive their first shot at training in the copy of the Mars Outpost on Earth and will demonstrate their suitability to perform well in a team. \u201cBeing one of the best individual candidates does not automatically make you the greatest team player, so I look forward to seeing how the candidates progress and work together in the upcoming challenges.\u201d said Dr. Norbert Kraft.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates that were not selected to continue will have a chance to reapply in a new application round that will open in 2015. New application opportunities will follow in order to train candidates that can replace eliminated teams and join the crews of settlers that will leave Earth to live on Mars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/xxS7dCMBvSI\" target=\"_blank\">The Mars 100 &#8211; Mars One Astronaut Selection Round Three Trailer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/7nu8maw705aeiqq\/The%20Mars%20100%20-%20Mars%20One%20Round%20Thee%20Candidates%202015.xlsx?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">Round Three Candidates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mars-one.com\/faq\/selection-and-preparation-of-the-astronauts\">Mars One Selection Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mars-one.com\/faq\/selection-and-preparation-of-the-astronauts\/what-are-the-qualifications-to-apply\">Mars One Selection Criteria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Mars One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mars One is a not-for-profit foundation that will establish permanent human life on Mars. Human settlement on Mars is possible today with existing technologies. Mars One\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars One reduces their candidate settlers to 100: The Mars 100: Mars One Announces Round Three Astronaut Candidates Amersfoort, 16th February 2015 &#8211; From the initial 202,586 applicants, only 100 hopefuls have been selected to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. These candidates are one step closer to becoming &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9930\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mars One announces round three astronaut candidates &#8211; The Mars 100<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35,78,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy-space","category-mars","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2Aa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5862,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5862","url_meta":{"origin":9930,"position":0},"title":"Mars One makes first cut on applications for crew membership","author":"TopSpacer","date":"December 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from Mars One: Mars One Slashes Applicant Pool by 99.5% Across the globe, 1058 hopefuls have been selected as candidates to begin human life on Mars in 2025. 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