REAL LIFE NEWS: REALITY TV GOES TO MARS
by Hazed
Can this be true? Surely it’s a hoax! A Dutch entrepreneur plans to send a group of astronauts to Mars – funding the trip by turning it into a reality TV spectacle.
The project is called Mars One, and it’s the brainchild of Bas Lansdorp, who made a fortune with wind-power technology.
If this really is a serious attempt to fund a private trip to the red planet then there are an awful lot of hurdles to overcome – both technical, physiological and psychological. Simulated “Mars trips” don’t come close to duplicating the real environment the crew would face, what with the lack of gravity and the risk from cosmic radiation, to mention just a few of the possible hazards.
Read a statement from Mars One on their website, where you can also watch a video. And here’s an interview with Bas Lansdorp on the BBC News website which gives a lot more information.
