Posted on 02/12/2014 1:44:14 PM PST by lbryce
Three Mars One applicants that made it to the second round. From left, Max Fagin, Brian Hinson and Andrew Rader.
If you were to find yourself on the Red Planet, what would you do when you get there? Those who made the second round of the Mars One mission (which aims to establish a colony on Mars in the next decade) are a step closer to answering that question. In interviews with Universe Today, applicants Andrew Rader, Max Fagin and Brian Hinson explained what they’ll do if they embark on a planned one-way trip to the Red Planet.
It’s impossible in three interviews to capture the diversity of more than 1,000 second-round applicants, so we encourage you to head over to Mars One’s website to browse the full list of people. As for these three would-be Marstronauts, we have their application videos and their plans for Mars exploration below the jump.
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Man is not adapted to life on other planets. Physically or emotionally. He will be miserable within 6 months.
I wonder if there is a residual magnetic field, too subtle to be detected from Earth but enough to deflect cosmic rays...?
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