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Comment NASA: 6300, Mars One 78,000 - game, set & matc (Score 1) 355

by thAMESresearcher on Wednesday May 08, 2013 @02:52PM (#43667485) Attached to: Mars One Has 78,000 Applicants

NASA had 6300 applications on their latest call for astronauts, Mars One receives 78,000 in just two weeks? Guess people are more excited about Mars exploration than comet capture after all. Who would have guessed.

Submission + - Mars One Contracts Paragon for Mars Life Support Systems (spaceref.com)

Submitted by thAMESresearcher on Monday March 11, 2013 @04:32PM

thAMESresearcher writes: Mars One has taken a bold step toward their goal of establishing a human settlement on Mars in 2023 by contracting with its first aerospace supplier, Paragon Space Development Corporation.

Submission + - Over 1000 volunteers for 'suicide' mission to Mars (mars-one.com) 1

Submitted by thAMESresearcher on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @07:23PM

thAMESresearcher writes: The Dutch company Mars One is organizing a one way mission to Mars 2023. In a press release that came out today, they say they have over a thousand applicants already.
In the press release they also mention that they are now a nor-for-profit Foundation.
It sounds ambitious, but they have a Nobel prize winner, an astronaut and several people from NASA on their board.

Submission + - Largest Moon Rock Ever Auctioned Expected To Sell For $380,000 (isciencetimes.com)

Submitted by amkkhan on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @09:37AM

amkkhan writes: One lucky space-lover with some extra cash could become the proud new owner of the largest moon rock ever to be auctioned, according to the auction house Heritage Auctions. The moon rock, known as Dar al Gani 1058, is part of a lunar meteorite that was found on Earth in 1988 and is expected to fetch as much as $380,000 at auction.

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