Recently, a team from the Netherlands entitled MARS ONE have announced that their private enterprise intends to land astronauts on the red planet in 2023. A cohort of the first 40 intrepid voyagers will be selected next year (2013) from public submissions for what will be a one way trip. The initial launch will be in 2016 when a supply mission sends the beginnings of what will become the outposts infrastructure. The whole thing will be broadcast as reality TV which will also act as a methods of generating funding. This is one of the most exciting things to happen, not only in our lifetimes, but in the whole of human history! We will be watching with anticipation.
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