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, The Netherlands-based non-profit organisation Mars
One has announced. The project aims to set up a human colony on Mars and
eventually around 40 people will be sent to the red planet on a
permanent basis.
The finalists will train for seven years and Mars One will begin sending
out four at a time from 2024. The Mars 100 Round Three candidates
include 50 men and 50 women with 39 from the Americas, 31 from Europe,
16 from Asia, 7 from Africa, and 7 from Oceania.
Photograph: www.mars-one.com