8,000 Indians ready to fly Mars
Posted on: 30/Aug/2013 1:39:09 PM
Over 8,000 Indians have applied for the one-way trip to Mars and settle down on the red planet.
`Mars One` project is planning to establish a colony there in the next 10 years.Mars One believes that human can settle with existing technologies and it plans to integrate components that are well tested and readily available from industry leaders worldwide.
India stands fourth among other countries of the world with 8,107 applicants, as on August 27.The top 10 countries to enrol are the USA (37,852), China (13,124), Brazil (8,686), India (8,107), Russia (7,138), Britain (6,999), Mexico (6,771), Canada (6,593), Spain (3,621) and Philippines (3,516).
