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44 Indians shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars

London: Forty-four Indians, including 17 women, are among 705 aspirants shortlisted for an ambitious private mission to send four people on a planned one-way trip to Mars in 2024 to colonize the red planet. The

PTI Published : May 08, 2014 18:01 IST, Updated : May 08, 2014 18:06 IST
The applicants came from over 140 countries and more than 20,000 Indians had applied for the first round.

The remaining candidates will be interviewed by the Mars One selection committee.

"We're incredibly excited to start the next phase of Round 2, where we begin to better understand our candidates who aspire to take such a daring trip. They will have to show their knowledge, intelligence, adaptability and personality," Mars One chief medical officer Norbert Kraft, said.

In December 2013, Mars One announced the selection of 1058 candidates, including 62 from India, from the original pool of over 200,000 applicants.
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