3 Indians to go on Mars |
Three Indians have made it to a shortlist of 100 people worldwide in the race to become the first human beings on Mars as part of a one-way mission to establish a colony on the Red Planet. The trio beat competition from over 200,000 applicants to enter the last leg of an ambitious private project that aims to send four people to Mars every two years, starting 2024. The project, run by a Netherlands-based not-for-profit foundation MarsOne, plans to select 24 people, train them on surviving the harsh conditions of outer space, send them to Mars in groups of four — but not bring them back. Two of the three Indians are women, including 19-year-old Shradha Prasad from Kerala and 29-year-old Ritika Singh from Delhi. The third Indian, 29-year-old Taranjeet Singh Bhatia, lives in Orlando. They will not have to pay a penny and receive a salary from Mars One. The cost of putting the first four people on Mars is estimated at $6 billion and the first unmanned mission is slated for 2018.
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