Do humans have any actual plans to land on Mars?

China news agency, Houston, February 20-The "Mars One" project, which recruits migrants to Mars from all over the world, recently announced a shortlist of 65,438,000+candidates, and four people from China were shortlisted. After several rounds of selection, they will compete with other candidates for a one-way trip to Mars.

"Mars 1" is a Mars exploration and immigration program led by a Dutch private company. Its purpose is to establish a permanent colony on Mars and recruit volunteers around the world. After layers of screening, 24 people will receive strict training and will be sent to Mars from 2024. The project is a "one-way trip", and once it starts, it will never return to the earth.

A few days ago, the organizer announced the list of 100 candidates selected in the third round from hundreds of thousands of applicants, including 39, 365, 438+0, 65, 438+06, 7 and 7 candidates from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania respectively. Candidates include scientists and scholars, as well as people who love astronomy, pursue the ultimate and dare to take risks.

Among the 65,438+000 candidates, four people from China were short-listed, namely, He from China, a Chinese American woman, and a Chinese British woman, maggie lieu.

35-year-old Bian Sien lives in Southern California. She received a degree in international development studies from UCLA, engaged in online education, performed as a model, and was also a rock climber. She was determined to be an astronaut since she was a child, and both her parents worked in the aerospace industry. After learning about the "Mars One" project, she immediately decided to participate. Maggie lieu, a 24-year-old from Britain, holds a doctorate in astrophysics from Birmingham University. In the previous interview, she expressed her hope to give birth to a child on Mars before humans and leave her name in history.

According to the data, Li Dapeng, born in 1982, graduated from College of Biological Sciences of China Agricultural University and worked in Handan Forestry Bureau. When signing up for the "Mars No.1" volunteer, he said frankly: "With $654.38+0.5 billion, how many opportunities can you have in your life? I hope to take this opportunity to explore other planets and let human beings spread to a wider space. "

Last year, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a research report, saying that the environment on Mars may make people die within 68 days. However, there are still as many as 200,000 people eager to apply to be the first human residents on Mars.

Sonia Van Meter, a finalist and political adviser from Austin, Texas, said, "Space exploration inspired me not only what we found outside the earth, but also a new understanding of ourselves in the process. If we look up from the earth and know that human beings still live on another planet, what else can we not do? "

Bas Lansdorp, the founder of Mars-1, stressed that candidates must be psychologically able to adapt to life with only a few people around them and accept the fact that they cannot return to Earth.

The finalists will also receive more tests, including their performance in a stressful environment. It is estimated that at the end of the year, 24 people will be selected from the current stage and divided into 6 groups for training.