Mission to Mars meets reality TV
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A total of 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs) of tinned food will be sent by the settlement before the arrival of the astronauts (Image: Mars One)
The first function rovers will be to explore the area and select the best site for the settlement (Image: Mars One)
When the astronomers arrive on location, the living quarters will already be in place (Image: Mars One)
Sketch of the Mars One settlement. The company worked at this project in secret since January 2011 (Image: Mars One)
The candidates will be tested on a replica of their living quarters, and they will only be allowed to go outside in their space suits (Image: Mars One)
The rovers will set up the settlement ahead of the astronauts' arrival (Image: Mars One)
Dutch company Mars One is planning an extremely ambitious way to land mankind on Mars and keep us there: a reality TV show (Image: Mars One)
Article Summary
The first people to colonize Mars might be reality TV show contestants. No, this is not a joke - it's a tremendously ambitious, eyebrow-raising plan devised by Dutch company Mars One. Next year, the company aims to select several teams of four astronauts each, and the public will be the final judge as to which team will get the ticket for a (one-way!) seven-month trip to the Red Planet in 2023.
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