{"id":7947,"date":"2015-02-19T02:34:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T10:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=7947"},"modified":"2015-02-19T02:34:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T10:34:43","slug":"off-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/off-to-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"OFF TO MARS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Indians, two women and a man, have made it to the list of 100 applicants who will move on to the next round of an ambitious private mission that aims to send four people on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024. A Press Trust of India<\/strong> report.<\/p>\n

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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 organization Mars One has announced.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Indian candidates include 29-year-old Taranjeet Singh Bhatia, who is studying Doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n

The other two are Ritika Singh, 29, who lives in Dubai, and Shradha Prasad, 19, from Kerala.<\/p>\n

The second round of the application process last year had shortlisted 44 Indians, of whom 27 were men and 17 were women.<\/p>\n

The third round has selected 100 candidates from a pool of 660 after they participated in personal online interviews with Norbert Kraft, Chief Medical Officer.<\/p>\n

During the interviews the candidates had a chance to show their understanding of the risks involved, team spirit and their motivation to be part of the life changing expedition.<\/p>\n

“We were impressed with how many strong candidates participated in the interview round, which made it a very difficult selection,” said Kraft.<\/p>\n

The next selection rounds will focus on composing teams that can endure all the hardships of a permanent settlement on Mars.<\/p>\n

The candidates will receive their first shot at training in the copy of the Mars Outpost on Earth and will demonstrate their suitability to perform well in a team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three Indians, two women and a man, have made it to the list of 100 applicants who will move on to the next round of an ambitious private mission that aims to send four people on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024. A Press Trust of India report. From the initial 202,586 applicants, only…<\/p>\n

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