Over 200,000 people have applied to live on Mars as part of an ambitious proposal by private foundation Mars One to establish a human settlement on the Red Planet by 2023.

The application process opened on 22 April this year. 202,586 applications from 140 countries were received through the online process.

The applicants have agreed to stay on the red planet for the rest of their lives – and be filmed for a reality TV program.

The Dutch group wants to launch a supply mission that will land on Mars as soon as October 2016. A ‘settlement rover’ will then land in 2018.

They added that landing systems will be tested eight times before they are used to transport humans – a move that Mars One said will make the trips ‘much safer than moon missions’.

From the 200,000 applications, between 24 and 40 candidates will be selected to participate in a seven-year training program that would start in 2015.

Current applicants have three more rounds to get through before the final selection.

Would you sign up for such a trip knowing that you'll never return to earth?

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/12/over-200000-people-apply-to-live-on.html

This is total madness!

Nostalgia21: This is total madness!

Yes it is madness

m goin to mars

#1-stunner:
m goin to mars

a red planet??..i dnt think so.

Mtcheew, who says dey shuldnt go. They dat voluntered 2 go will definately volunter 2 cum. Pple just lyk 2 do more than there brain. God wey put una 4 earth no knw wetin he dey do abi

Smh...

Hordunlarmy: Mtcheew, who says dey shuldnt go. They dat voluntered 2 go will definately volunter 2 cum. Pple just lyk 2 do more than there brain. God wey put una 4 earth no knw wetin he dey do abi

lollllllllll

if you have conquer earth why not flex you muscle in space, maybe you can meet aliens to oppress

After spending the first 3 days on Mars, you would then realized you have made the greatest mistake of your life, that is leaving your natural spaceship (earth) in the first place since you cannot go back to earth again, unless you have planned all along to commit suicide. Stop taking for granted what God has given you free of charge - LIFE - and particularly free air and water. That planet is NOT habitable. I repeat, it does NOT harbor LIFE.