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Mars One Update

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Remember a few months ago when I posted the article on Mars One? Well according to space.com they're accepting applications.

The Netherlands-based Mars One will begin accepting application videos sometime between now and July, charging a fee to weed out folks who aren't serious about their candidacy. The group hopes to raise millions of dollars this way, with the proceeds paying for the ongoing selection process and technology studies.

"We expect a million applications with 1-minute videos, and hopefully some of those videos will go viral,” Mars One co-founder and chief executive officer Bas Lansdorp told SPACE.com on April 10. He was in London to speak to the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) that day.
Mars One now has 45,000 people registered for its mailing list and has already received 10,000 emails from interested individuals, Lansdorp added. The organization will unveil more details about its astronaut selection process at a press conference in New York City on April 22.

Space.com has more details on this project. I'm surpised how many people would be interested since they are no plans to bring the Astronauts home. So you're competing and paying for a one way ticket to Mars. Say goodbye to Earth.
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