You probably have heard about Mars One, the combination
space mission/reality TV show project that aims to send four lucky space
travelers to the Red Planet... forever. Interest in the project had been quite
high, with the company's latest press release noting that it had received
"10,000 messages from prospective applicants from over 100 countries."
But that was before it started taking actual, formal, paid applications from
would-be astronauts.
Turns out that in the week since, at least 20,000 people have paid $38 to
formally apply for Mars One. Various sources around the Internet, including
China Daily, are reporting that the world is full of people who wouldn't mind
living out the remainder of their days in a questionable camera-stuffed habitat
on Mars. Around 600 of the applicants are Chinese citizens, and it's arguable
that some might not understand what they're getting into. According to China
Daily, some of the prospective astronauts are a little optimistic about what
they might find waiting for them once they reach their destination:
Ma Qing, a 39-year-old bookseller, said, "I think the chance to be part of
the project is a cool way for me to change a dull daily life. Besides, the air
on Mars must be much cleaner and easier to breathe."
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